DSL Oberst
join:2001-11-29
| Competition Is Effectively Impossible
How does one foster competition between the telcos? If the ILEC owns the physical network, how does one compete against the ILEC in the next region over? Build a new network to 'compete' against the old network?
The only way you can have true competition is to have the actual network be owned by a neutral entity and then let the telcos be providers on the network. You would get cutthroat competition between providers, to be sure. WHo would be the neutral network entity? If it is a corporation, the corp would either a) be lobbying to be allowed to make a profit, busting any providers who don't sign sweetheart deals, or b) lobbying to be a provider themselves. Why? The sole motivation of a corporation is profit.
So, it has to be a neutral entity that does not desire to make a profit controlling the physical network. That could really only be fulfilled by a government entity - and no American will allow that, as socialism is a no-no. |
