[PLUG] Vonage and Comcast
donkyhotay
donkyhotay at verizon.net
Thu Jan 8 03:43:44 UTC 2009
why people put up with this kind of junk:
1. they have no choice
2. they don't realize they even *have* a choice
Russell Senior wrote:
>>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Herrington <herda05 at gmail.com> writes:
>
> Dan> I didn't think FIOS was up by me yet (NE Freemont and 33rd)
>
> Hey, not far from me.
>
> Don't hold your breath. Verizon has no plans (at least not active
> ones) to expand into Qwest territory. The reason is because there is
> competition. They can't cut the copper and own you as a customer.
>
> Incumbent carriers are the railroad robberbarons of this century.
> Your best bet for network freedom today is DSL and your wide choice of
> ISP. Your best bet for tomorrow is publicly-owned fiber
> infrastructure (like roads) over which you reach private services.
> Incumbent carriers are in a position to choke off competition with
> their control of the last mile. Why people put up with this boggles
> my mind.
>
>
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