[opendtv] Re: AT&T to Google Fiber: Suck it up, broadband is tough - and get ready to eat our dust | ZDNet
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 08:01:40 -0400
On Sep 16, 2016, at 11:01 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Craig assumes that just because the incumbents complain, automatically that
means that a newcomer won't succeed. Well, you would fully expect the
incumbents to complain. So what? Craig should read the words in the article,
and not insert his views, unless making it plain that he is (again) writing
his own editorial.
No Bert. I posted this because you refuse to understand that incumbents have a
huge advantage in heavily regulated industries like cable and the telecoms. As
this article pointed out, the cost to overbuild was already very high before
the FCC reclassified broadband under Title II. Perhaps this reclassification
does not matter, as it appears the economics behind overbuilds were marginal at
best before the Title II decision; with Title II the risks of such an
investment just increased.
Bottom line: it cost more than they expected, wireless did not come to the
rescue as they thought it would, and customers did not flock to their doors.
And now the Incumbents have the comfort of knowing the FCC will protect their
oligopoly and the significantly higher rates consumers in the U.S pay for
broadband than in many other nations.
Regards
Craig
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