Re: Deja Vu [Was: Re: So why don't US citizens get this?]

[Max Tulyev <president () ukraine su>]

even in deep Russia ETTH/FTTH networks bites big state monopolies. So I 
think just somebody is too lazy to do something :)

Paul Ferguson wrote:
> -- Joe Greco <jgreco () ns sol net> wrote:
>
> > The telcos might disagree...  it's a free market...  they're free to
> > market whatever they want.
>
> And they do. Rightfully so, I suppose.
>
> I think the issue that was being discussed -- which I shouldn't
> probably compel -- is the fact that questionable decisions have
> been in the U.S. regulatory process which favor monopoly interests.
>
> Free markets have a tendency to become "un-free" when monopolistic
> positioning becomes entrenched -- and even preferred by government
> bureaucrats.
>
> But allow to me apologize now for my non-technical response,
> although I feel compelled myself to point out the obvious. We just
> don't have the competitive choices we should, as consumers.
>
> What is old, seems to be new again, unfortunately.
>
> $.02,
>
> - ferg

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 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
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WBR,
Max Tulyev (MT6561-RIPE, 2:463/253@FIDO)