Originally the monopolies were good, they were the only way it made sense to build out phone lines. It prevents duplication of services which does not generally work in any kind of public utility. However, telecom is not a public utility like a sewer line or freeway like it was years ago.
Do a little research on “common carriage”. Dates back to the roman empire. The king gives you some protected turf. Trucking companies, Railroads, Airlines were all governed the same way. If your trucking company was lucky enough to score a plum route good for you. Just like filing a claim on public land and striking it rich in gold or other resources. Oil leases on public land anyone? Some folks are luckier than others. Be happy for them. From: Rory Conaway Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 9:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 1G fiber for $60 ... if you get $85M govt grant So using this logic, the $90B we wasted on Green energy projects was an efficient use of tax dollars? The only guys that made out were the investors and people that worked for those companies that had high paying jobs for a few years. Extending it into our industry, the monopolies that the FCC is creating in the telco industry are good for the customers? Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 8:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 1G fiber for $60 ... if you get $85M govt grant I am doing it every day of the week. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 1G fiber for $60 ... if you get $85M govt grant . . . And if telcos can get RUS grants or CAF subsidies to build fiber, no rural telco is going to build fiber until it gets its grant or subsidy. . .
