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Re: Help is on the way I hope someone writes a book about this some day. There seems to be a lot of history involved. Somehow a corporate monopoly seems to be regulating an industry to suit it's own desires, in a way that seems implausible. Even in the U.S. I doubt Comcast. AT&T or Verizon dare to dream of self regulatory power like this.
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| said by pandora:I hope someone writes a book about this some day. There seems to be a lot of history involved. Somehow a corporate monopoly seems to be regulating an industry to suit it's own desires, in a way that seems implausible. Even in the U.S. I doubt Comcast. AT&T or Verizon dare to dream of self regulatory power like this.
They don't dream it at all, it is de facto, and obvious! If you don't realize that, you're the starry-eyed one in the room. | | |
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I believe it's called Regulatory Capture: »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture | |
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said by pandora:I hope someone writes a book about this some day. There seems to be a lot of history involved. Somehow a corporate monopoly seems to be regulating an industry to suit it's own desires, in a way that seems implausible. Even in the U.S. I doubt Comcast. AT&T or Verizon dare to dream of self regulatory power like this.
All major players here have spent the past ten years dismantling Internet Fair Use laws, peering regulations, etc.
They have gotten so used to getting things their way, they could not even wait for the FCC to make something fact, regulation or law. Just to show how high and mighty these greed bags are, Verizon has sued the FCC recently over Network Neutrality guidelines. The only problem?
These guidelines were still "just talk"! The FCC had not even had time to record their last meeting on file with public record before they were served with the lawsuit.
Of course the government now has to pony up so the FCC can fight this in the courts.
For now, the FCC has simply asked the courts to drop the case. Their valid point? "How can you sue to stop something that does not even exist yet?"
How do these corporate whack jobs sleep at night? Next week they will be right back in Washington, kissing butts left and right, fighting for every red cent that they can extract out of government incentives and possibilities for contracts to provide unreliable services -- all while proclaiming that these services are the best money can buy. It will happen, I will read about it and fume!
How can people continuously take it in their rears and not react?
Everyone knows what's up! We see how things have progressed, since this project was incepted and then shouted from every mountaintop by, Al Gore and the other figments of people's imaginations.
As with every good anything America has ever done for anyone -- it always revolves around Corporate Greed with the "something for nothing" attitude that DOES work great for them.
We pay $55 dollars or MORE for Internet today that is technically eight (8) years old for the vast majority of America. What has happen over the past years? On their end, not much has changed, except for deregulating themselves! Then, our bills have doubled, tripled, and even quadrupled for some in just a few years. These networks have long been paid for, time over time! CAPEX allows only that, or they would not be there in the first place.
Let's not even go into how under-performing these technologies really are.
So we pay $55 dollars for what results to nothing. - (OUR "something for nothing.")
The corporation pulling the strings receives said payments and laughs at us every time! - (Their "something for nothing")
They've been raking in pure profit for years in ways I will not even address. Never with us in mind, except for being fools to the matter. It has nothing to do with quality, actually being the best in reality, or anything relating actually providing what they claim.
They have simply run a-muck with greed and need to be reminded that the upgrades being performed or scheduled at later dates should have been done in the first place, as we have already paid them sufficiently for that to happen. They also need to be reminded that those upgrades had better be fixing their problems with not providing what they claim.
Update: It has been reported throughout the day - Verizon was trying to shop for judges, they wanted the same three judges that handed them their last victory against the FCC to hear this new case. How moronic is that? Cases like these are randomly assigned judges here in the states! What makes them think they could change yet another policy/law for their favor? They have too much money, it is just as simple as that.
Link to one of many news articles indicating where their request was denied: »news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20030479-38.html
2nd Update:
Verizon WAS back at the White House today, or at least having to deal with the White House today - the article did not specify any detail of what was wrong, just that they called Verizon. I do actually find this hilarious, considering my above opinions.
I am sure this was a simple hardware/software error, and they happen. It just shows you that Verizon does carry a little heft... right along with that unclassified mail.  Something like this would be contracted - of course... and you know they fought tooth and nail for it.
A link to a CNN article is: »politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/20···lackout/ | |
| said by thomasr:said by pandora:I hope someone writes a book about this some day.
How do these corporate whack jobs sleep at night? Next week they will be right back in Washington, kissing butts left and right, fighting for every red cent that they can extract out of government incentives and possibilities for contracts to provide unreliable services -- all while proclaiming that these services are the best money can buy. It will happen, I will read about it and fume! nothing.") *Great* post. 
But I think the question should be: "How do the corrupt whack jobs we elected to represent us sleep at night"- because without their collusion and co-operation, this type of thing would not be possible. | |
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| said by jazzlady:said by thomasr:said by pandora:I hope someone writes a book about this some day.
How do these corporate whack jobs sleep at night? Next week they will be right back in Washington, kissing butts left and right, fighting for every red cent that they can extract out of government incentives and possibilities for contracts to provide unreliable services -- all while proclaiming that these services are the best money can buy. It will happen, I will read about it and fume! nothing.") *Great* post. But I think the question should be: "How do the corrupt whack jobs we elected to represent us sleep at night"- because without their collusion and co-operation, this type of thing would not be possible. Thanks! And your comment is spot on!
I could not have said it no better myself. I hope they are not afraid of the dark.... oh wait... why should I care... I hope they are afraid! | |
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