The Telecom industry has been fine. The CLECs were supposed to build out their own networks, most didn't. Those that didn't died. The cable companies are a much bigger threat than any CLEC... because they have their own plant.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Matt Larsen - Lists" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:25 PM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] StarOS Operator gets Stimulus Funding > Capitalism is fine. When an industry segment turns into an oligarchy > of monopolistic entities that use their influence in government to > severely undermine their competitors and hold back progress in the name > of profits - that is no longer capitalism. That is exactly what has > happened to the telecom industry in the last ten years. > > Capitalism requires competition, a fair set of rules for the players and > a fair amount of creative destruction. Today's telecom industry is > severely lacking in all three of these things. > > Matt Larsen > vistabeam.com > > Josh Luthman wrote: >> There is a problem with allowing companies being capitalistic? >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." >> --- Albert Einstein >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Matt Larsen - Lists >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >>> I suppose if you really want to look at history we could look at how >>> many oil companies and Texas based telecoms sucked up to the government >>> trough during the administration of our last dumb-ass president from >>> Texas and start talking trash. Apparently the Republicans idea of >>> broadband stimulus is to let the big boys merge with each other, gut the >>> Telecom Act of '96 and kill the remaining CLEC/DSL resellers and >>> illegally wiretap anyone they want to. Ol W just loved sending >>> goodies to his country comrades from SBC. >>> >>> Faked birth certificate? Insinuations of local state pork mongering on >>> a $160,000 loan? Kinda scraping the bottom of the barrel to look for >>> stuff to whine about. >>> >>> Matt Larsen >>> vistabeam.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Marco Coelho wrote: >>> >>>> Well they did provide the fake Birth Certificate and all! >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Scottie Arnett <[email protected]> >>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>> Sorta funny that Hawaii got the first, being the connection between >>>>> our >>>>> >>> current president and all... just an observation. >>> >>>>> Scottie >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >>>>> From: Matt Larsen - Lists <[email protected]> >>>>> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:27:48 -0700 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Aloha Broadband, a WISP in Hawaii that runs 100% StarOS, was one of >>>>>> >>> the >>> >>>>>> first 18 companies to receive broadband stimulus money. Looks like >>>>>> >>> the >>> >>>>>> total scope of the project was also a lot more reasonable than some >>>>>> of >>>>>> the other ones. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jgqG0W8KNsbeVueTYPRDKYHqy8twD9CLQMJ02 >>> >>>>>> Matt Larsen >>>>>> vistabeam.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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