Fatal Vector
join:2005-11-26
| reply to PHONEMAN
Re: Bellsouth is terrible
"BEFORE THE BABY BELLS WERE ALLOWED LONG DISTANCE, OUR PHONE BILLS WERE HIGHER. BEFORE INTERNET TELEPHONE YOU HAD CELL PHONE OR PAY PHONE AS YOUR ONLY OTHER OPTION. NOW WITH THE PHONE COMPANIES OFFERING TV SERVICE AND THE CABLE COMPANIES OFFERING TELEPHONE( AND AS OF LAST WEEK CELL SERVICE TOO) YOUR BILLS FOR THESE SERVICES ARE GOING TO FALL. THE REALITY IS IN THE FUTURE ALL THESE PLAYERS WILL HAVE TO INCREASE SPEEDS AND COVERAGE TO SURVIVE. THERE ARE MORE PLAYERS NOW THAN IN 1984. THAT IS WHY THERE IS CHANGE. THAT IS WHY THERE ARE MERGERS. ITS CALLED NATURAL ORDER--SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. THE COMPANIES THAT COMBINE THERE RESOURCES HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO SURVIVE. UNDUE THE MERGERS AND SEE WHATS LEFT AND WHAT KIND OF ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY YOU GET"
I have yet to see any of my bills, ESPECIALLY cellular and cable, do anything but go UP. The cable companies are doing nothing but repackaging standard cell plans at the sam prices. I think you need to get a clue.
It's not survival of the fittest, it's a matter of maintaining ones monopoly position. If they were really wanting to compete they would do what was necessary and then start entering each others areas and competing. The fact is that whitacre is trying to put Ma Bell back together and maintain the telco monopoly.
They should be forced to divest theirselves of the ownership of the plant and forced to compete with each other. THAT would lower prices and spur competition. |
