[opendtv] Re: Flat rate pricing untenable in 4G world, says IBM
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:32:34 -0400
At 2:33 PM -0500 7/12/10, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
The idea that for some reason, the Internet was fundamentally
different from what came before, will turn out to be not quite the
case.
The Internet IS fundamentally different from what came before. What
is not different is the desire of the politicians and the utility
industries they regulate to continue to produce huge amounts of
revenue for the State and Federal governments.
Who makes the most money from oil?
It's not the oil companies, it is governments at all levels.
The same is true for utilities...
All because some industrial tycoons went to the politicians with a
grand idea just over a century ago.
That idea was that utilities SHOULD BE operated as "natural
monopolies" and should be regulated by the government.
The first Federal Excise tax on telephone service was passed in to
pay for the Spanish American War. It was "permanently" reinstated in
1932 and has been re-authorized 29 times. THe history and scope of
the Excise taxes is an interesting read...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_telephone_excise_tax
Regards
Craig
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