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Instead of burying the country in fiber and wire, the consortium would build and maintain a fiber optic network across the country that all service providers and customers access equally. The service providers would not need to be regulated because they would be competing with every other provider.

I grant that this is not a "fleshed out" idea. The concept is based on deregulated natural gas and electricity where the customer chooses who to buy their gas or electricity from. The gas and electricity is then "transmitted" by another company to the customer.

What I am envisioning is where we can choose our TV, Internet Portal, Telephone, etc. but through the same fiber/wire.
Posted by: WildcatRay   Posted on: 10/08/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Solution from a genius!  Reverend MacFellow | 10/07/05
What if someone dies because of this?  BitTwiddler | 10/07/05
I didn't know the internet could kill  markgamache | 10/07/05
are you referring to 911, VoIP from cell phone?  myluckie13 | 10/07/05
VoIP Is A Concern  WildcatRay | 10/08/05
Anyone risking their life on an internet connection is a fool.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/10/05
Medical records are digitized, as per HIPPA  B.O.F.H. | 10/10/05
Please government stay out of it.  myluckie13 | 10/07/05
The Internet is not a private  bjbrock | 10/07/05
Agreed!  DarthRidiculous | 10/07/05
Not a Private Matter Anymore  WildcatRay | 10/08/05
what will happen..  ydhptkh1 | 10/07/05
The government stepped in as far  bjbrock | 10/07/05
Public/Private Consortium  WildcatRay | 10/08/05
Right to Connect  kgrant | 10/07/05
Why not just let corporation run the country.  bjbrock | 10/07/05
A balancing act.  kgrant | 10/07/05
They already do:  HypnoToad | 10/07/05
FTC Intervention?  WildcatRay | 10/08/05
re: Right to Connect  CobraA1 | 10/08/05
No way. aissez faire capitalism rules! Regulation is bad. Eeeeeeevil.  HypnoToad | 10/07/05
Sorry I disagreed  JJ_z | 10/07/05
Yep.....  NemesisNL | 10/08/05
Customers FIRST, other businesses SECOND  CobraA1 | 10/08/05
Do NOT allow government in this, It's a huge mistake!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/08/05
Net Blackout  tdarby20@... | 10/08/05
NO! It is NOT a utility.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/08/05
RE: NO! It is NOT a utility. by No_Ax_to_Grind  btljooz | 10/10/05
How much are *YOU* willing to pay for it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/10/05
FYI, *I* am not...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/10/05
You know that is not true..  Patrick Jones | 10/10/05
A tax by any other name...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/10/05
But..  Patrick Jones | 10/11/05
RE: I didn't know the internet could kill by markgamache  btljooz | 10/10/05
Well...  Patrick Jones | 10/10/05
BGP  Lord-dogbert_z | 10/10/05

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