[somewhat off-topic] Comcast and Verizon

[dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org (Dan Ritter)]

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 02:15:17PM -0400, Randy Cole wrote:
> Sadly, the only rate information still published in the Boston area
> phone books are the cost of message units for customers of measured and
> unlimited service. There ought to be a Law requiring any company
> offering local phone service to publish their all of their rates in a
> clear way on their website.
> 
> And a similar law for ISPs. Call it Truth in Internet Service.
> 
> Tying should be declared an illegal anti-competitive practice for any
> ISP, phone company, cable, or wireless company that also practices
> market division. Including related companies, that would be all of them,
> except maybe RCN since they are small.

No, include RCN, too. If you're providing a vital service,
you have to expect to be regulated reasonably.

-dsr-


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