elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA | reply to The Limit
Re: What I would like to see... said by The Limit:...is a provider who actually cares about the customer, and is only in the business of providing a pipe for a reasonable cost. I'm not asking for free.
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I just want a pipe, unhindered by the provider, and not given all-access to Big Brother. I am not in the business of sacrificing my privacy for the marginal "safety" in return.
I think government regulation is needed, unfortunately, and that's not something that I type lightly. However, I know that will not come to pass in my lifetime, and if it does, great. If not, then it wouldn't come as a surprise to me.
In my lifetime, deregulated markets have served us remarkably better than those regulated or operated by government.
AT&T/Pacific Bell and Verizon/GTE services were extremely costly and patently awful under regulation. With partial and/or full deregulation, the cost has come way down, even before adjusting for inflation, and the competition, while limited, provides a way out, where one was previously just stuck.
The big pipes will come, when they can be laid at a price point that the majority will pay. Government intervention will only increase the cost. |
