Capitalism is fine. When an industry segment turns into an oligarchy of monopolistic entities that use their influence in government to severely undermine their competitors and hold back progress in the name of profits - that is no longer capitalism. That is exactly what has happened to the telecom industry in the last ten years.
Capitalism requires competition, a fair set of rules for the players and a fair amount of creative destruction. Today's telecom industry is severely lacking in all three of these things. Matt Larsen vistabeam.com Josh Luthman wrote: > There is a problem with allowing companies being capitalistic? > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." > --- Albert Einstein > > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Matt Larsen - Lists > <li...@manageisp.com>wrote: > > >> I suppose if you really want to look at history we could look at how >> many oil companies and Texas based telecoms sucked up to the government >> trough during the administration of our last dumb-ass president from >> Texas and start talking trash. Apparently the Republicans idea of >> broadband stimulus is to let the big boys merge with each other, gut the >> Telecom Act of '96 and kill the remaining CLEC/DSL resellers and >> illegally wiretap anyone they want to. Ol W just loved sending >> goodies to his country comrades from SBC. >> >> Faked birth certificate? Insinuations of local state pork mongering on >> a $160,000 loan? Kinda scraping the bottom of the barrel to look for >> stuff to whine about. >> >> Matt Larsen >> vistabeam.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Marco Coelho wrote: >> >>> Well they did provide the fake Birth Certificate and all! >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Scottie Arnett <sarn...@info-ed.com> >>> >> wrote: >> >>>> Sorta funny that Hawaii got the first, being the connection between our >>>> >> current president and all... just an observation. >> >>>> Scottie >>>> >>>> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >>>> From: Matt Larsen - Lists <li...@manageisp.com> >>>> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:27:48 -0700 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Aloha Broadband, a WISP in Hawaii that runs 100% StarOS, was one of >>>>> >> the >> >>>>> first 18 companies to receive broadband stimulus money. Looks like >>>>> >> the >> >>>>> total scope of the project was also a lot more reasonable than some of >>>>> the other ones. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jgqG0W8KNsbeVueTYPRDKYHqy8twD9CLQMJ02 >> >>>>> Matt Larsen >>>>> vistabeam.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>>> >>>>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>>> >>>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>>> >>>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>>> --- >>>>> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as >>>> >> $30.00/mth. >> >>>> Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> >>>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
