> To restate your words: The government decreed that there would be an > oligopoly with only two players. They kept other players out. They > created an $80,000,000 barrier to entry.
No kidding. I didn't disagree with you. Maybe the FCC shouldn't be trying to make money by shaking down media companies and making the radio spectrum a protection racket. > This is the worse kind of economic policy. This is not government > regulation. This is the government picking winners and losers and > effectively selling a license to allow companies to prey on citizens. Preying? Making a ginormous private investment in a completely new market with only marketing surveys to guide you for a ROI, and offering a service for a fee to grownups is preying on people? It's not taking a gamble that may soak investors for billions of dollars in losses if it fails? That's some mighty fancy epistemological footwork you've got there. And yes, it is govt. regulation; regulation that picks winners and losers. It's the same thing. > How many web sites would there be if the government charged each an > $80,000,0000 license fee? You almost get there, almost, but your political bigotry prevents you from seeing the truth. Keep trying. You may yet connect the dots. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
