pandoraPremium
join:2001-06-01
Outland
kudos:1 | Why do state regulators approve these sales? Isn't it up to the state to have regulators who work for the people? |
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 woody7Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA | cause they are strapped for funds and don't want to be in court until hell freezes over is my guess, along with the lobby money 
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govt in the US does not work for the people; it works for whoever pays them the most. since telecom is a very lucrative business, there is lots of money to buy off legislators, regulators, etc.
until that changes, "the people" will continue to get the shaft in all parts of life. |
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I suspect those regulators have neighbors that work for Verizon. And chaching...hey, your kid going to college? You should see my BMW.... 
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No decent rural service from Verizon, and yet Verizon "proudly claims" their 3G service covers every square inch of Kansas, where AT&T covers nowhere. Something they're saying isn't right. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | 3G is cheaper to deploy than DSL, especially when you've got 5GB caps on 3G. |
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State regulators NOT in Verizon's pocket »Verizon's Hanging Up On Rural AmericaAfter deals are approved by lazy regulators (most of whom are in Verizon's pocket) If they are all in "Verizon's pocket" as you say, then why aren't they(at least some of them) in prison? Surely with all those public interest groups out there looking to nail all the major telcos hides to their wall, they would have gotten dirt on the regulatory members and had them indicted. Given that there is a definite lack of prosecutions, I submit that the vast majority of regulators are not in the telcos pocket and are actually(if not effectively) looking out for the best interests of their states citizens.
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| Umm, ALL our politicians are in the megacorps pockets, I don't see any of them being arrested either. The simple fact is this, the so called 'regulators' are nothing more than PAID SHILLS who do the biddings of the megacorps, and do not serve the people they are hired to represent. And, for the record, the 'payoff' for a regulator is a cushy job at the megacorp after their term is up, EXACTLY what happens to corrupt congressional staffers.
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to burgerwars
Re: Why do state regulators approve these sales? said by burgerwars:No decent rural service from Verizon, and yet Verizon "proudly claims" their 3G service covers every square inch of Kansas, where AT&T covers nowhere. Something they're saying isn't right. VZW and VZ have different corporate cultures. |
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That sounds like corporatism ( a form of fascism) |
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but OWNED by VZ. VZ has a say so in that company. |
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| said by hottboiinnc:but OWNED by VZ. VZ has a say so in that company. Not totally owned. VZW is part owned by Vodafone. |
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 Mookytc0
join:2000-11-10
North Tonawanda, NY | reply to pandora
Re: Why do state regulators approve these sales? Happened in Maine. Relatives state their it has been poor at best since Verizon backed out.
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But it is Controlled by VZ. So yah it's basically owned. |
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