Verizon Wants the Government to Re-Write Telecom Laws
Sure, so they can monopolize the industry again and charge consumers whatever they want.
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Joby Dick said:
deregulate the industry entirely.
Yeah, that's brilliant.
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You cannot deregulate systemic industries. The telecom industry does not have a sufficient level of natural competition. It's very structure exempts it from laissez faire treatment.
7-11 stores can exist in a de-regulated market because there are...
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Umm
Isn't that what the FCC is for? Or, are they asking for congress' help now that it's a Republican one?
The FCC gets its authoirity from Congress.
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Remember, there is much more to Verizon than just Verizon Wireless. Wireline, for instance, is governed not just by the FCC but also by many different state and local entities. This is an antiquated system based upon natural monopolies created by th...
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I'm a Verizon customer--
--so I say don't even consider listening to anything Verizon has to say, FCC.
Awe, how sweet of them!
First Verizon convinces the FCC to allocate money to small carriers for the purpose of building out the rural carriers network only to force those same small carriers to license their spectrum and create all but free roaming agreements with them to do so.
Now Verizon wants to have the FCC, local and state courts to make rules on a "case to case" basis... hereby helping the little guy in it's fight against the big guy.
Yeah right.
I'd happily support de-regulation of the wireless industry.
There are way to many players in the game for a monopoly, and de-regulation is only going to support competition anyway.
Plus, regulation or not, antitrust laws are still in place.
Now Verizon wants to have the FCC, local and state courts to make rules on a "case to case" basis... hereby helping the little guy in it's fight against the big guy.
Yeah right.
I'd happily support de-regulation of the wireless industry.
There are way to many players in the game for a monopoly, and de-regulation is only going to support competition anyway.
Plus, regulation or not, antitrust laws are still in place.
Oh Really?
The largest carrier in country is asking for Government intervention and anti-competitive law changes?
John B.
John B.
Largest wireless carrier, not largest communications provider.
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