Topic 'Re: Not quite Monopolies, but ...' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Not-quite-Monopolies-but-27365825 en Thu, 23 May 2013 11:44:08 EDT Thu, 23 May 2013 11:44:08 EDT Re: Not quite Monopolies, but ... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Not-quite-Monopolies-but-27366195 said by NormanS:

When you are pretty much the only choice a customer has, why worry about service? Where is the customer going to go when you fail to deliver?

If they are your phone company.. you can complain to the state public utility commission. If you're talking about ISP, temporarily your SOL... until the FCC and/or state laws change to include Internet Access as a vital service.. then if they let the service wither on the vine, States can regulate MINIMUM QOS targets.. much like NY's done with DSL.. Verizon stung from that bitter pill DEMANDED that they never get subject to that in exchange for building FTTP. Since then, it's been a deregulation nightmare which will come full circle sooner or later...

West Virginia could learn a thing or two from NY's Public Utilities Commission...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Not-quite-Monopolies-but-27366195 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:40:58 EDT Not quite Monopolies, but ... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Not-quite-Monopolies-but-27365825 --
Norman
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