http://techliberation.com/2009/03/15/the-dc-circuits-opinion-affirming-the-fccs-boneheaded-ban-on-competition/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2009/03/15/the-dc-circuits-opinion-affirming-the-fccs-boneheaded-ban-on-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-65808 dm Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:59:32 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17429#comment-65808 <p>Actually, if you read the comments to your earlier post (<a href="http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/dc-circuit-verizon-cant-try-to-keep-customers/" rel="nofollow">here), it becomes much less clear that this <i>is</i> a bone-headed regulation. <br><br>Verizon's customers would be much better off if Verizon tried competing on service, than offering special deals to dissatisfied customers, once the customers have made clear their intentions to leave.</a></p> Actually, if you read the comments to your earlier post (here), it becomes much less clear that this is a bone-headed regulation.

Verizon's customers would be much better off if Verizon tried competing on service, than offering special deals to dissatisfied customers, once the customers have made clear their intentions to leave.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/15/the-dc-circuits-opinion-affirming-the-fccs-boneheaded-ban-on-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-65807 eagles Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:38:53 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17429#comment-65807 <p>Now 13 years since the Telecommunications Policy of 1996, is there anyone outside the legal writers that thinks carriers are not enjoying a complete monopoly of providing service on their infrastructure? This article is written as if it is a great surprise that carriers are screwing over the independent service provider, but anyone actually using services will instantly tell you otherwise. Regulation has completely failed in the telecommunications industry. The only resolution left is for municipalities to fight for rights to run their own communication lines.</p> Now 13 years since the Telecommunications Policy of 1996, is there anyone outside the legal writers that thinks carriers are not enjoying a complete monopoly of providing service on their infrastructure? This article is written as if it is a great surprise that carriers are screwing over the independent service provider, but anyone actually using services will instantly tell you otherwise. Regulation has completely failed in the telecommunications industry. The only resolution left is for municipalities to fight for rights to run their own communication lines.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/15/the-dc-circuits-opinion-affirming-the-fccs-boneheaded-ban-on-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-61967 dm Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:59:32 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17429#comment-61967 <p>Actually, if you read the comments to your earlier post (<a href="http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/dc-circuit-verizon-cant-try-to-keep-customers/" rel="nofollow">here), it becomes much less clear that this <i>is</i> a bone-headed regulation. <br><br>Verizon's customers would be much better off if Verizon tried competing on service, than offering special deals to dissatisfied customers, once the customers have made clear their intentions to leave.</a></p> Actually, if you read the comments to your earlier post (here), it becomes much less clear that this is a bone-headed regulation.

Verizon's customers would be much better off if Verizon tried competing on service, than offering special deals to dissatisfied customers, once the customers have made clear their intentions to leave.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/15/the-dc-circuits-opinion-affirming-the-fccs-boneheaded-ban-on-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-58715 dm Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:59:32 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17429#comment-58715 <p>Actually, if you read the comments to your earlier post (<a href="http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/dc-circuit-verizon-cant-try-to-keep-customers/" rel="nofollow">here), it becomes much less clear that this <i>is</i> a bone-headed regulation. <br><br>Verizon's customers would be much better off if Verizon tried competing on service, than offering special deals to dissatisfied customers, once the customers have made clear their intentions to leave.</a></p> Actually, if you read the comments to your earlier post (here), it becomes much less clear that this is a bone-headed regulation.

Verizon's customers would be much better off if Verizon tried competing on service, than offering special deals to dissatisfied customers, once the customers have made clear their intentions to leave.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/15/the-dc-circuits-opinion-affirming-the-fccs-boneheaded-ban-on-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-58714 eagles Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:38:53 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17429#comment-58714 <p>Now 13 years since the Telecommunications Policy of 1996, is there anyone outside the legal writers that thinks carriers are not enjoying a complete monopoly of providing service on their infrastructure? This article is written as if it is a great surprise that carriers are screwing over the independent service provider, but anyone actually using services will instantly tell you otherwise. Regulation has completely failed in the telecommunications industry. The only resolution left is for municipalities to fight for rights to run their own communication lines.</p> Now 13 years since the Telecommunications Policy of 1996, is there anyone outside the legal writers that thinks carriers are not enjoying a complete monopoly of providing service on their infrastructure? This article is written as if it is a great surprise that carriers are screwing over the independent service provider, but anyone actually using services will instantly tell you otherwise. Regulation has completely failed in the telecommunications industry. The only resolution left is for municipalities to fight for rights to run their own communication lines.

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