3 edits | reply to funchords
Re: Not just competitors, but also consumer groups... The so-called "consumer groups" that are lobbying on this issue are all, essentially, lobbying arms of Google. (One, the New America Foundation, is for all practical purposes owned by Google; it gave the group big money and installed its CEO as chairman.) They're not there to help consumers; they are there to get lower prices on bandwidth for Google. There is actually a serious issue here with regard to broadband deployment and competition, but those lobbying groups are involved for the wrong reason. |
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| So what. Politics make stange bed fellows.
Back in the day when Bell Atlantic (NYCE/Verizon) couldn't maintain DSL worth shit during the Boston rollout, Covad came to my rescue with rock stable service.
This is about maintaining meaningful competition, especially considering the copper was laid at taxpayer expense. |
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1 edit | said by bostonkarl1:So what. Politics make stange bed fellows. And if you get into bed with the wrong person, you may regret it for the rest of your (possibly drastically shortened) life. |
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