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<blockquote data-quote="Mike_60" data-source="post: 2715261" data-attributes="member: 16957"><p>I believe I have mentioned in my previous posts some of the problems. But so as not to be labeled as one who uses conjecture and hyperbole I'll go over a few again. In the name of 'fairness' the large telecom companies (but not the smaller ones or cable companies) are forced to open up their regulated services to competitors. What this means in reality is, that companies many of which are nothing more than marketing firms, are allowed to come in and cherry pick the most profitable business opportunities out of the telecom customer base and offer services to those potential customers under <u>there</u> name, using the telecom company facilities, network, and personnel. It is done by forcing the telecoms to lease off those services, which are in most cases below the cost of the telecoms to maintain, to their smaller competitors. That killed deployment of new services. After all, why build out when as soon as you do you'll loose control of it, but still be forced to maintain it for others to use, all the while losing money on it. That policy right there is responsible for killing thousands of good middle class jobs as the telecoms had to slash and burn to cut costs. Network investment in those regulated services plummeted as litigation and regulation churned on for years. That eventually changed things somewhat by bringing the playing field back a little more level. Because it isn't competition when your competitors are allowed to sell your products below your costs - from your store. </p><p></p><p>During that time nearly all investment went into the non-regulated areas. So yes, I would expect something similar to happen this time if the telecoms feel as though this can't be stopped for awhile. If you'll notice, there has been a fair amount of foreign investment here lately by the big companies. I hope they'll be patient and not panic this time around because it could be disastrous to a lot of people and the health of the network as a whole if they do. And in case you've not already figured it out yes I work for a telecom and have experienced the BS that Title II causes firsthand. I had friends who once worked there too that no longer do because of what those regulations caused. And if you think me talking about companies going bankrupt in this situation is hyperbole then you don't know squat about the history of the telecom business. Most mergers that took place happened because one of the companies was on the verge of imploding and was literally rescued by the other. In some cases, regulators were nearly begging for the merger to happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike_60, post: 2715261, member: 16957"] I believe I have mentioned in my previous posts some of the problems. But so as not to be labeled as one who uses conjecture and hyperbole I'll go over a few again. In the name of 'fairness' the large telecom companies (but not the smaller ones or cable companies) are forced to open up their regulated services to competitors. What this means in reality is, that companies many of which are nothing more than marketing firms, are allowed to come in and cherry pick the most profitable business opportunities out of the telecom customer base and offer services to those potential customers under [U]there[/U] name, using the telecom company facilities, network, and personnel. It is done by forcing the telecoms to lease off those services, which are in most cases below the cost of the telecoms to maintain, to their smaller competitors. That killed deployment of new services. After all, why build out when as soon as you do you'll loose control of it, but still be forced to maintain it for others to use, all the while losing money on it. That policy right there is responsible for killing thousands of good middle class jobs as the telecoms had to slash and burn to cut costs. Network investment in those regulated services plummeted as litigation and regulation churned on for years. That eventually changed things somewhat by bringing the playing field back a little more level. Because it isn't competition when your competitors are allowed to sell your products below your costs - from your store. During that time nearly all investment went into the non-regulated areas. So yes, I would expect something similar to happen this time if the telecoms feel as though this can't be stopped for awhile. If you'll notice, there has been a fair amount of foreign investment here lately by the big companies. I hope they'll be patient and not panic this time around because it could be disastrous to a lot of people and the health of the network as a whole if they do. And in case you've not already figured it out yes I work for a telecom and have experienced the BS that Title II causes firsthand. I had friends who once worked there too that no longer do because of what those regulations caused. And if you think me talking about companies going bankrupt in this situation is hyperbole then you don't know squat about the history of the telecom business. Most mergers that took place happened because one of the companies was on the verge of imploding and was literally rescued by the other. In some cases, regulators were nearly begging for the merger to happen. [/QUOTE]
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