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I think you're making an assumption that shouldn't be assumed: that these smaller providers won't voluntarily be transparent and open. If I were competing again

I think you're making an assumption that shouldn't be assumed: that these smaller providers won't voluntarily be transparent and open. If I were competing against the likes of AT&T and Comcast, I'd use that as a competitive advantage! They're trying to differentiate themselves from the incumbents, not be exactly the same. But even if they weren't open and transparent, wouldn't technologists like ourselves push to find the limits and publish them online? We can hold them accountable just as well without piling on more regulation.

frgtpsswrdlame 10y ago
AT&T and Comcast are required to report this information because they are large. So providing the data would not differentiate small from large companies. Furthermore, if small providers will voluntarily provide information, what is the point of getting rid of the regulation? Beyond that, maybe you can find me some examples of companies which are under the previous 100,000 threshhold which do provide this information? That would be a great boon to your point. >But even if they weren't open and transparent, wouldn't technologists like ourselves push to find the limits and publish them online? We can hold them accountable just as well without piling on more regulation. Or we could just make the company itself spend time equivalent to less than 1 work day of 1 individual and get all the data... "Piling on regulation" makes it sound as if this is incredibly burdensome which it's not. It's basically zero work from the perspective of the company. I'd like to say that I'm basically always in support of forcing companies to publish more consumer-relevant information. Remember that the perfectly-competitive model requires that consumers have perfect information. More information means more informed choices means more quality competition.

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I think you're making an assumption that shouldn't be assumed: that these smaller providers won't voluntarily be transparent and open. If I were competing again

by subverter 10y ago

frgtpsswrdlame 10y ago
AT&T and Comcast are required to report this information because they are large. So providing the data would not differentiate small from large companies. Furthermore, if small providers will voluntarily provide information, what is the point of getting rid of the regulation? Beyond that, maybe you can find me some examples of companies which are under the previous 100,000 threshhold which do provide this information? That would be a great boon to your point. >But even if they weren't open and transparent, wouldn't technologists like ourselves push to find the limits and publish them online? We can hold them accountable just as well without piling on more regulation. Or we could just make the company itself spend time equivalent to less than 1 work day of 1 individual and get all the data... "Piling on regulation" makes it sound as if this is incredibly burdensome which it's not. It's basically zero work from the perspective of the company. I'd like to say that I'm basically always in support of forcing companies to publish more consumer-relevant information. Remember that the perfectly-competitive model requires that consumers have perfect information. More information means more informed choices means more quality competition.