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Re: Get rid of the investors... said by LeftOfSanity:said by fiberguy:said by Skippy25:LOL, that's good stuff. You don't think it has anything to do with a lack of competition do you? LOL , not at all. Ummmm... here's a word for you that everyone loves to say.. "duopoly"... since they only compete with one other provider, usually,... phone.. how is that changing things? They price their product, HSI, pretty much the same all across the country. They're in line with just about every other cable operator on price, yet have some of the faster speeds. Even in Fios areas, Comcast is till seeming to hold their own... Since the phone company offers an HSI product for less money, yet cable still has more customers AND charges more.. what does that say about competition.. MAYBE, just MAYBE they do offer a better product in the minds of some people. Exactly, people complain when Comcast is the only provider, "oh, its a monopoly!!!". If there is 2 providers in the area, all of a sudden it's "Oh, but now its a duoploy!!!"" Lol, so what, if there are 3 providers its "it's a triopoly" Where does it end? It ends at duopoly, which is what most people have. I hate repeating this like a broken record, but studies have shown that cartel-like behavior exists in any market as long as there are 4 or less competitors. |
