Re: Progress??? - dslreports.com

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ppcpunk join:2001-02-11 Davenport, IA	reply to hailinfantry Re: Progress??? That is coming from me - But I think when faced with making no money or some money they will choose some money over none. Now regarding their networks - yes they do want their own networks but guess what - you don't get everything you want in life just like you don't get to use public rights of way if the public doesn't want you to. The only reason they get to have their private networks is because we let them - it is not a right it is a privilege. Yes it is predatory to their pricing structure... But then again their pricing structure could be said to be predatory on the people they serve and get to enjoy for the most part because of quasi-monopolies and yes I know over builders can - when the franchise agreements are up - come in and build another network but we all know that isn't going to happen but we do know where it does happen cable rates are lower and they still make profits hand over fist. So I don't think anyone cares about anything being "predatory to their pricing structure."
ppcpunk join:2001-02-11 Davenport, IA	to forum · permalink · · 2004-12-30 01:11:51 ·
hailinfantry Bizarro Quinn Premium join:2004-01-18 Brooklyn, NY	said by ppcpunk : That is coming from me - But I think when faced with making no money or some money they will choose some money over none. Now regarding their networks - yes they do want their own networks but guess what - you don't get everything you want in life just like you don't get to use public rights of way if the public doesn't want you to. The only reason they get to have their private networks is because we let them - it is not a right it is a privilege. Yes it is predatory to their pricing structure... But then again their pricing structure could be said to be predatory on the people they serve and get to enjoy for the most part because of quasi-monopolies and yes I know over builders can - when the franchise agreements are up - come in and build another network but we all know that isn't going to happen but we do know where it does happen cable rates are lower and they still make profits hand over fist. So I don't think anyone cares about anything being "predatory to their pricing structure." What you have said makes no sense economically or otherwise. Everyone viewing this thread is now dumber having seen it. Take some high school business courses, and once again we'll talk. Predatory pricing is not against the consumer in the beginning...but it stifles competition in the long run by eliminating, well, the competition unfairly. It's illegal when corporations do it, it should be illegal when muni's do it. The muni's sole purpose is to be almost predatory to the incumbants' bottom lines. And who ever said that the incumbants' franchises and rights-of-way were in any danger of being revoked?
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ppcpunk join:2001-02-11 Davenport, IA	Congratulations you have just lost the argument because you had to resort to insulting me and not making any logical response - I also find it funny you tell me to take high school business courses - Is that all the training you have had - is this all the education I will need to understand this then? Wow - if I could only take a class then I could be as smart as you! Cable tv content providers would still be around no one is eliminating them they could just as easy provide content over the muni network. How is it they will be eliminated? They will be competeing against other content providers... you don't make much sense.
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