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Re: 9; said by Telco:This is precisely why government needs to step in an own a wholesale FTTH network that anyone can use to deliver high-speed internet to Americans.
I lived under a government owned telco for 20+ years. It was not a nice experience.
Worst service ever.
Workers constantly on strike and sabotaging already aging infrastructure, rude customer service, arbitrary rate hikes "take it or leave it, we are a monopoly, fuck you," port blocking, using the hammer of Government to block private sector competitors, slowness to adopt new technologies, and just general incompetence and misery. We even paid paid $5/month to rent a telephone handset and you weren't allowed to use your own, just like the ma bell monopoly.
The day the monopoly expired and they got private sector competition from an irish wireless company is when service suddenly and dramatically improved.
They had to fight or die and they couldn't just sit and rest knowing their state owned monopoly jobs were secure.
I will never ever ever support telecom as a Government owned service. Ever. |
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| Haha, You just described Verizon!
Workers constantly on strike and company neglecting already aging infrastructure, rude customer service, arbitrary rate hikes "take it or leave it, the competition does this too, fuck you," port blocking, using the hammer of legal expenses to block competitors, slowness to adopt new technologies, and just general incompetence and misery.
When big business adopts the same bad habits of government-run services... what do we do then? |
