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ColdFiltered

join:2005-01-25
Atlanta, GA

Muni = Predatory Pricing? How do we know?

Is it the coined philosophy of municipal broadband projects to deliver a service or set of services for less while making a profit, or to operate the service(s) as not-for-profit?

Definition: An anti-competitive measure employed by a dominant company to protect market share from new or existing competitors. Predatory pricing involves temporarily pricing a product low enough to end a competitive threat.

If the municipalty decides to offer something tremendously below what the free-market agents can offer similar services at and in turn drives them from themunicipality would this be predatory?
moonpuppy

join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD

Re: Muni = Predatory Pricing? How do we know?

For this to happen, Verizon and others would have to "divulge" what it actually costs them to provide the service. Without this disclosure, there is no basis for the argument that is put forth by the telcos or even the cable companies.
soothsayer15

join:2002-03-01
Irving, TX

Re: Muni = Predatory Pricing? How do we know?

Telcos and Cable Companies don't ban any community from operating their own Muni-Broadband System. Stupid citizens and greedy politicians who believe propaganda do. People in this country are so quick to blame everyone but themselves. People keep voting in politicians "just because" they happen to be republican or democrat instead of what they've actually done. All the money these corporations spend only works because people are too lazy to educate themselves, it's alot easier for some to be told what to think. Bellsouth extorting (by removing a Cingular Wireless call center) Lafayette, Louisiana through loss of jobs is not commonplace. Community stupidity is the reason for lack of roll out.
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