| reply to Somnambul33t
Re: Letter to the FCC Chairman I'm not for more or bigger government with this one exception. I grow sick of big business lobbyist having their way and no voice for the little guy.
As the poster mentions below...rural communities are not represented. And as these large corporations drive the smaller guys out of the market, and there is little or no competition, in the end it's bad for the consumer.
Deregulation of the Telecom Sector has not had the impact that was expected. Sure, early on there was innovation, and in the whole dot.com boom we saw the competition the way it ought to be. But who is left...you have a handful of large carriers going out of their way to make it difficult or impossible for the small guy. And at every turn, their looking at ways to add additional revenue streams on the backs of consumers. Sure, I agree that is how things are in a capitalistic society. However, when it comes to the Internet, using caps as a way to do this is not good business. I have an unlimited service today and I pay a reasonable price for it. Whether I choose to get my streaming video\television, streaming audio, data or telephony services from the incumbent carrier, or from any other Internet Connected provider should be something I can do without the fear of hitting some arbitrarily imposed cap based on junk data.
What made the Internet great is the openness and the transparent nature of the network. Lets not stifle things through the imposition of caps. |
