Re: So far the FCC has spent almost 10 years TRASHING broadband!
What many of you don't realize is that the telcos readily agreed to allow wholesale rental of the last mile of their circuits to competitors. The reason was because in return they got to enter the long distance business.
AT&T and Verizon would not exist otherwise!!
Do I have to repeat what I just stated?
BUT when it came time for the telcos to keep THEIR part of the bargain, instead they lobbied (read: BRIBED) the (then Republican controlled ) FCC to 'de regulate' DSL-and in the process wipe this half of the agreement off the face of the earth!
In simpler terms, the telcos DEALT IN BAD FAITH and got away with it!
Perhaps its time for the FCC to undo this travesty and then watch DSL prices drop and speeds increase as a result!
Or maybe they should again disallow them from the LD business-so AT&T and Verizon can go back to the way they were...
mrkevin Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. Premium join:2007-08-07 Aurora, ME
Perhaps its time for the FCC to undo this travesty and then watch DSL prices drop and speeds increase as a result!
It always works when government gets involved... Prices would most undoubtedly increase as the Fed saw another opportunity to separate you from your $$$ -- An army of sheep led by a lion, will always defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
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