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| said by rody_44  :it was already mentioned but i will say it again. cable companies dont have to share the lines because tax breaks isnt what built them. the phone lines were built with tax dollars and thats why its a shared network. verizon may be losing customers but they are far from losing money. Repeating something doesn't make it true.
I suggest you do a minimal amount of research into the origins of CATV and the Telephone Network. The telephone network was hardly a bastion of government regulation or tax incentives. Cable wasn't either, but was more likely encouraged to build out via exclusive franchises and mandatory basic service price regulation.
Not all inclusive, but decent enough for a free start for terrestial telephone:
»www.privateline.com/TelephoneHis···ory1.htm
Similar for terrestial Cable TV:
»www.cutler.maine.edu/mcsc/MPR/Vo···CRCT.htm
Both have been price-regulated at one time or other in exchange for certain monopolistic franchises. Both are currently in a state of deregulation, which is what the VZ petition was all about in the first place.
Telco's were originally built to sell long distance. They were loss leaders. CATV was originally built to provide television to rural areas where signal couldn't get to "community antenna tv".
Both businesses, as with any corporate entity, receive tax breaks. Tax breaks are not tax paid for. Look at sports stadiums for a great example.
Not my attempt to slam you, but you are obviously ill-informed about the topic you are discussing. There are political reasons, and court cases, behind the mandate to "share" networks. Cable has shared it's network in the past,
RoadRunner was a failed attempt. Telco has always shared it's network due federal policy after the breakup of ATT.
Sorta random, but feel free to read the links. Actually interesting to see how much politics are involved in these businesses. |
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