If you're trying to align it (analogy) with ILEC's, I agree, the monopoly should never have been created.
However, if we just focus on the present, and ignore history - and history is ignored because it's mostly irrelevant - this is the situation and how it will be viewed. Unlike Jeromie's characterization, someone really DOES "own" it and it's not the taxpayer, it's a private entity. How they got it, no longer matters to the entity, it's how it affects them in the present and future that matters. Unbundling amounts to being required to maintain and innovate at your expense, for the benefit of your competitors. The business concept doesn't make sense, and it never will, ergo, it is not sustainable. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mike Hammett" <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 6:05 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Flexible rules promised for wireless > To align it more closely with the telecom world, consider the > following. The city gave you an exclusive license to operate a grocery > for 100 years, but you refused to accept credit cards, had manual doors, > and rang up all prices by looking them up in a book. > > Since you were protected from new grocery stores, they forced you to > allow a competitive store in your building, which accepted credit cards, > had automatic doors, and had an electronic back end. > > Same thing other than the cost to lay new cables is almost > insurmountable as opposed to just putting up another building. > > The key here is that you were protected from competition for 100 years. > You shouldn't be allowed to build your empire under protection, then > take advantage of said situation. You should have never had that > protection. > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > On 12/21/2010 4:30 PM, MDK wrote: >> Jeromie, my socialist (or was that anarchist, I can't ever remember) >> friend, >> how are ya? I was thinking about making a run to a wrecking yard up >> that >> way and stopping by to see how things were going. >> >> Anyway, each time I read this "solution" it reminds me why it won't work. >> >> Let's say I move to Cove. Buy the biggest building in town, and put in >> a >> grocery store. Along come the grocery neutrality advocates and require >> that I set aside space in my store for all the people who want to compete >> in >> the grocery market. If I knew that was going to happen, why would I be >> so >> brain dead stupid as to invest all my money in the first place? And if >> it >> happened after the fact, why would I continue to maintain the building >> and >> keep it open, for the benefit of others? >> >> YOU see this as an opportunity to capitalize on monopoly created >> investment, >> and getting your share of it. >> >> I look at it and notice that the business model it creates is insanity, >> and >> no effort will EVER be taken to be market oriented and innovative. >> >> YOu're just trading one set of problems for a future set of intractables, >> with EVERYONE invested into a system that's broken beyond hope. >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy >> 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >>> Right there you prove what many want. The last mile should not be held >>> by someone with stakes in what drives OVER that road. >>> Lets make the last mile open to all ISPs who want to build out to the >>> CO. I would drop in VDSL in my town TODAY if I COULD >>> get access to the CO but the FCC took that away from us. >>> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> 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: wireless@wispa.org > > 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
