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"More competition" is not going to happen in the US. The telecoms have secured regional monopoly status, in part due to structural factors, but also through go
by rectang 9y ago
"More competition" is not going to happen in the US. The telecoms have secured regional monopoly status, in part due to structural factors, but also through government favor.
- _red 9y agoYou have that backwards. Its primarily through gov favor (ILEC / CLEC / etc) - the structural factors are a by-product of their monopoly status not a cause.
- rectang 9y agoSo now, we have neither competition nor regulated utilities. Instead, we have the worst of all worlds: unregulated monopolies.