| It is America I read the responses to articles every couple of days and I get further disappointed when people fail to realize that things like gas and electric are a means for survival. Broadband is not. So if you are unhappy with what you are paying for. Stop getting it. On the part of the competition, I don't disagree that there needs to be competition in a market. That ensures the health of the market. But unless you can find someone who will invest a couple hundred million to build the plant, connect the backbone, and overall build the infrastructure, go for it. Till then, deal with what the cable/telco industry built and payed for. Finally, you never see this much outcry when Gasoline goes up. People fail to recognize that cable/telco is government regulated, where as gasoline is not. I find that very strange? |
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 VanPremium
join:2009-07-08
New Orleans, LA | Big picture wise, I don't disagree with you
But that really isn't the point of the article nor the point I think karl was getting at
If companies are jacking up prices, I think it is legitimate to ask WHY and to debate or just talk about the reasons given. If the reasons are complete crap, I think customers should have a right to know.
I enjoyed Comcast last year and Cox years before....but when both raise prices OR make changes to their systems, I don't consider it out of bounds to ask...why? |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to HMMM
said by HMMM :
I read the responses to articles every couple of days and I get further disappointed when people fail to realize that things like gas and electric are a means for survival. Broadband is not. A) My great grandmother lived into her 60's before getting electricity and indoor plumbing. So one could make the point those things are NOT necessary for survival.
B) gas, water electric are utilities. ISPs want to charge like utilities but not be treated as one. Does that sound right? They can't have their cake and eat it too. If they want to meter like a utility then be preapred to be treated as such. They need ot be prepared to have price controls, and be prepared to provide EVERY citizen with access. Until then they can STFU about metered billing. |
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