I think you mis-reading what Fred Wrote... Wireline (wires in the ground) are a natural monopoly...
Wireline does not automatically equal = Wired Telephony.. As Yoda Said... "Difficult it is to see where going we are, if we understand not how we got here " Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet& Telecom On 12/21/2010 4:08 PM, MDK wrote: > So, I disagree with his premise, and his argument about the premise, that > wired telephony is a "natural monopoly", and I'm not allowed to say so? > What, who speaks first is now the authority and cannot be questioned? > > All of what he said is based upon the "natural monopoly" premise, and since > we disagree on that premise, we don't have anything to debate about what he > said, I disagree with his conclusions. > > This is neither disrespectful nor insulting. And, since it's somewhat off > the topic of this thread, I chose to not further pursue it. > > Now, can we get on with whatever our conversation will be about the matter > of import, at least at this point in time? > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy > 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Faisal Imtiaz"<[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:31 PM > To: "WISPA General List"<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Flexible rules promised for wireless > >> It is tough to have a meaningful discussion when you make comments as >> such .. >> >> You don't have to agree with Fred, but if you listen to him with and >> open mind, at worst you will end up learning about a whole series of >> events that got us this point... >> >> And it is not due to some individual who went to Washington and Kissed >> someone ! >> >> :) >> >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet& Telecom >> >> >> >> On 12/21/2010 3:06 PM, MDK wrote: >>> I wholeheartedly disagree with your premise. >>> >>>> From that point on, we have little to debate about. >>> >>> >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy >>> 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Fred Goldstein"<[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:43 AM >>> To: "WISPA General List"<[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Flexible rules promised for wireless >>> >>>> At 12/21/2010 01:57 PM, MDK wrote: >>>> >>>>> The whole problem was creating monopolies in the first place, and then >>>>> pretending you can "fix" what you broke by half-baked notions of >>>>> government >>>>> created markets... >>>> Uh, no. Wireline is a natural monopoly. That is NOT what it has >>>> sometimes been taken to mean, an excuse to regulate. Rather, it's an >>>> economics concept, which means that the cost of entering the market >>>> as a new provider is substantially higher than the cost to an >>>> existing provider of adding incremental capacity. In other words, >>>> the incumbent can always underprice the new entrant, so it's >>>> impossible to compete. >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
