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Re: How about some common sense...
said by DSLJohnny  :As much as y'all hate BellSouth and monopolies, do you really want government running your communication services. Shouldn't we really be trying to LIMIT government? How is a private company supposed to compete with a government? Just why would BellSouth want to even show up if the government is running the communication services? And yes, believe it or not, Bellsouth is not in a monopoly position in broadband - they are actually in the minority providing broadband. And they are in the fight of their life with the cable companies. Why don't you just let private enterprise duke it out. BellSouth and the cable companies. Government?? give me a break! John It makes about as much sense as Gov't running the car highway system. What makes the information highway that much different? |
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Stumbles
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Port Saint Lucie, FL
| Hmm, unless I'm mistaken. The Federal Government, State Governments and Local Governments DO run our highway system. Could it be better? Maybe. But then I guess the global information network used by the DOD is a piece of crap.
Now to the point. How about checking with the customers of other municipalities that have their own fiber before making such a blanket statement.
Oh wait, the local governments can't possibly know what they are doing with such high tech stuff. Yeah better leave it to the fat corporations and let them suck the money out of a local area rather than letting that money be recirculated within the community. |
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ricep5
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Jacksonville, FL
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| "Now to the point. How about checking with the customers of other municipalities that have their own fiber before making such a blanket statement."
Ashland, Oregon is a great example of muni based fiber that the citizens really like. I know of 3 businesses who relocated there just to get access to the cheaper bandwidth.
"The Federal Government, State Governments and Local Governments DO run our highway system. Could it be better?"
In 1983, there was a proposal to privately finance a multi-lane toll based highway from Chicago to Kansas City that would only allow trucks. It reached the feasibility status, but finally became bogged down when DOT couldn't make a ruling as to how it would be "regulated". (ie: numbering, law enforcement, speed limits, contract set-asides, etc.) The firm doing the feasibility saw themselves as no different than a railroad. (DOT disagreed) When railroads were finished being deregulated, the feasibility was killed.
It's a very interesting discussion when you see the private sector attempting to provide traditionally "public" services and vice versa. |
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said by Stumbles :Oh wait, the local governments can't possibly know what they are doing with such high tech stuff. Yeah better leave it to the fat corporations and let them suck the money out of a local area rather than letting that money be recirculated within the community. You don't let illegals run the books for the government. You don't let the Barney the dog run homeland security. Why would they let someone who is unqualified for the job do the job?
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