At 10:18 AM 2/10/96, D Shniad quoted some anarchist(s) saying: >With the passing of the U$ 1996 Telecommunications Bill, we begin the >game of monopoly, and we will see the rise of a new monopoly, a >conglomeration of existing information providers, the ministry of >communications for the emerging corporate state, an embodiment if not >explicitly AT&T. Yeah, the new telecoms bill sucks bigtime, but do progressive economists really stand for more "competition," as opposed to "monopoly"? Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA +1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html>