> In terms of the points at > http://stopthecap.com/talking-points/ > sorry, this is how most of the rest of the world has been operating > from the beginning. some of the suggested rates and penalties are > crazy, but I would suspect (given the United State's faith in the free > market) that it will open opportunities for more sensible plans or b) > if they all do the same thing I would have thought some anti-trust > legislation would have kicked in? > I think we should be able to get heaps of bandwidth and this > infrastructure is fundamental to what this century is, I also think if > you leave it to private industry then these are the problems we end up > with.
agreed. we have a real problem in the country where loud mouths preach and praise the "Free Market", but what we really get is subsidized corporatism. Comcast, TimeWarner get huge subsidies and access to public land to lay down their pipes. Broadcast/Radio get monopolies over public airwaves. Since they are private companies, all information is hidden. No dialogue possible unless they are publicly shamed. This is a political problem in the US that citizens must come to a consensus on. Thomas Frank's "The Wrecking Crew" does a beautiful job detailing the destructive paradox of the Free Market movement in our country. http://tcfrank.com/books/the-wrecking-crew/ He even has a bunch of videos on his book page. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790
