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>> Telecom companies are government-granted monopolies. Why not acknowledge that it's already not a free market situation and cap the profit margin Why not rem
by nathan_long 14y ago
>> Telecom companies are government-granted monopolies. Why not acknowledge that it's already not a free market situation and cap the profit margin
Why not remove the monopoly?
- Steko 14y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_management http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_management http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_allocation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_allocation
- jessriedel 14y agoMy understanding is that the finite bandwidth of the spectrum puts a limit (for a given level of technology) on the total data capacity of the network, not on the number of service providers. Could we not have more providers for the same number of users by divvying the spectrum into more chunks? Instead, I think the number of providers is limited by the huge entry costs of building towers. It's the low marginal cost of operating these towers (compared to their build costs) which leads to monopolies. I would love clarification.
- russell 14y agoEntry is also limited by multi-billion dollar spectrum auctions. Evenid. Google couldnt win with their $pi B bid.