 NOVA_GuyObamaCare Kills AmericansPremium
join:2002-03-05 | Time for the DOJ That has nothing to do with fairness, and has everything to do with raising prices ahead of a video explosion, and protecting ISP TV revenues from Internet video. The model would also cushion the consistent erosion of Verizon's landline business, and help incumbent carriers retain power in an evolving market in which they, left unaided, organically become dumb pipe operators.
Which is exactly why companies like Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner, etc. should be forced to split their service offerings now before the real problems begin. Break up their ISP, television, and phone divisions-- force them to split apart from each other-- before they are able to wield the true power of their position, raise prices considerably, and force consumers into submission.
Having simultaneous control over the Internet pipe, telephone line, and cable TV is a bad idea that raises otherwise lower prices in at least one of the three arenas. Right now there is nothing preventing Verizon et al from artificially raising prices or placing caps on their Internet offering in an effort to drive people to using landlines and cable TV that might otherwise be dropped as redundant services. It forces a dependence on those services that otherwise would not exist, and stifles competition and innovation in the marketplace.
I'm usually a very big "hands off" person when it comes to government intervening in private markets, but something must be done when companies like Verizon and Comcast work their level best to scheme and steal away more money from consumers' wallets without offering them a single blessed thing in return.
One of our government's functions is to protect us from tyranny. And our legislators swore an oath to protect us from enemies, foreign and domestic. It's time for them to do their jobs.
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To all liberals: I am NOT one of your parents, so get the heck out of my wallet. It's time for you to grow up and take some personal responsibility for taking care of yourselves, which means not relying on the government to give it all to you. |
 RynoThe WandererPremium
join:2001-04-07
Danielsville, PA | Your exactly right,
ISP's owning media outlets is scary. They offer a ton of online extras and internet on demand so we use the internet, then charge the crap out of us. |
