ifarrell
join:2000-08-10
Willow Spring, NC
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1 edit | Re: Why... said by TKJunkMail  :said by Rob :The reason why the baby bells are under regulation is because they've shown in the past that they cannot play nicely when they have free reign.. why in the past few years have we been giving them more control and less regulation? Because phone service is no longer a monopoly. There are plenty of competitors available - from cable to wireless to CLECS. There is no longer a need for regulation. Especially since the new competitors are not regulated. But it is a Monopoly in many areas.
Unless you count VoIP which isn't exactly competition of like, then BellSouth has no competition.
Also, like VoIP, Wireless isn't exactly reliable either or for that matter affordable to some families.
For VoIP you need Broadband Service (that adds a minimum of $20 a month and that's if it's on special) and Wireless is typically $30 a month for a pretty much useless plan. At least a Land Line you can get for less that $20 no frills.
In North Carolina, specifically the Triangle region, there is no other Clec on the area that competes with them on a like for like basis.
The only reason they want to do this is to hike prices so that low income families can no longer afford service.
Time Warner Cable is under similar restrictions and so is PSNC. |
