[Cialug] Iowa Municipal Telecom Legisation

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doesn't matter who you got for internet/phone/water/electric. it all cost
too damn much if you ask me.  not enough competition. way too much of a
shortfall that competition factor is here in rural america.


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-----Original Message-----
From: "Jon Clemons" <clemdog@marshallnet.com>
To: <cialug@cialug.org>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:38:56 -0600
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Iowa Municipal Telecom Legisation

>  Monoply of services is never good in the end for the consumer.
> They end up with no choice, kind of like Electric and Water services
> and costs can be increased when there is no longer any competition.
>  Frankly, city or government controlled services usually leave alot
> to be desired but IMO so do most cable Internet services.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Osten" <lists@bleepyou.com>
> To: <cialug@cialug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Iowa Municipal Telecom Legisation
> 
> 
> > 
> > On Feb 22, 2005, at 3:46 PM, Jon Clemons wrote:
> > 
> >> The big play now is all the big Telco's trying to monopolize
> >> telephone, internet and TV so they can be the provider of
> >> all three services which if successful will shut down
> >> a lot of other businesses. They don't want Municipalities
> >> to take that market share away from them anywhere.
> > 
> > No, the big play now is all the big (and little) telco's trying to
> say 
> > alive when unregulated carriers start offering triple play services. 
> > You've got comcast/municipalities completely unregulated providing 2
> of 
> > the 3, and planning on offering voice soon.  Tell me how that is a
> fair 
> > competitive environment, and good for the consumer?
> > --
> > Michael Osten
> > http://www.bleepyou.com/~mosten/pgp.txt
> > 
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