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Exactly. Disbanding the last-mile monopolies would introduce the market forces needed to fix almost all the problems that most people think need fixing, althou
by cubano 12y ago
Exactly.
Disbanding the last-mile monopolies would introduce the market forces needed to fix almost all the problems that most people think need fixing, although the corporate plutocrats would quickly scramble to consolidate things again, as they did during the cell phone explosion.
- tw04 12y agoThere's nothing to consolidate when last mile is unbundled. Cell companies consolidated because spectrum is a finite resource that they could possess sole ownership of. The consolidation of ISPs already happened when last mile unbundling was removed from the market. If they open it back up, buying an ISP is literally buying their staff. If the founders are smart, they cash out and just start up a new business doing the exact same thing competing with whoever was dumb enough to buy them.
- cubano 12y ago> If the founders are smart, they cash out and just start up a new business doing the exact same thing competing with whoever was dumb enough to buy them. Interesting, but I'm sure we all know that part of the buyout would, of course, be a non-compete.