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I don't think they fail to see the distinction, but instead of further cementing government control they in fact argue that telcos should lose their government
by dantheman 17y ago
I don't think they fail to see the distinction, but instead of further cementing government control they in fact argue that telcos should lose their government privileges and be left to compete in the market. Sure at first they will have significant advantages but as time goes on competition should be able to function.
- jbooth 17y agoYeah, because if I have a problem with my ISP, I'll just head to the bank, borrow a few hundred billion and build my own backbone.
- jquery 17y agoThis is sort of funny, but despite receiving many more upvotes than its parent, it displays a startling lack of understanding of the capitalist system. More likely than you borrowing a few "hundred billion," large, midsize, and even small corporations would invest a "few million" in a city or neighborhood somewhere and use the profits to continue investing in other profitable areas. They might even collaborate and start connecting entire cities together (oh look, a backbone). I find this a much more desirable outcome than a government-run or (the current) psuedo-government run scenario.
- jbooth 17y agoWell, ok Mr. Capitalist, why hasn't that happened yet? It's certainly not because the existing cable companies' sterling customer service leaves no room for improvement.
- dantheman 17y agoIt hasn't happened because most communities grant a monopoly to their cable provider so their can only be one legal cable company in a given area.