 Skwhirl
join:2009-08-13
Knoxville, TN
2 edits | Telcos and our soil I think you should have the right to use any application you damn well choose.
We allow them our valuable limited resources such as land for their cable plants and frequency spectrum for their wireless services.
And yes, much of the Bell System infrastructure was initially laid out with federal sanctioning. In that respect, it would be like telling the public they cannot traverse the interstate system in Yugos. Travel is only limited to Honda and Toyota owners.
The camel's nose got in the tent the day we lent our valuable resources to private interests to begin with. This type of thing is inevitable in that case, and the band-aid of governmental regulation only lasts so long.
As the old saying used to be: "Ma bell has you by the calls"  |
Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | Not only our soil but the internet wouldn't even exist if if wasn't for the efforts of Universities and the U. S. government. Every ISP is making a buck off the backs of such efforts and yet some act like the internet belongs to them and their greed. If they say they want deregulation then let's get rid of the USF and any other subsidies, the tariffs imposed by bought and paid for utility commissions, the bought congress critters and state legislators and reduce the high cost of entry for potential competitors to really level the playing field. |
