Here's a bit from QandO.
I agree with him on his article. Cable companies should be allowed sole use of their systems since they are the ones that funded and implemented those networks.
The only issue that I have still comes down to most cable companies having localized monopolies on access. McQ points out that this is indeed unfair, but that there are other technologies that you can use to bypass this injustice. For cable he says get satellite TV. For internet get DSL or dial-up. I have a bit of an issue with that though.
First consider a renter who has no allowance for adding a satellite dish. No choice. Or the person who doesn't live where DSL is available. Dial-up isn't an equivalent alternative. Try working at home through a dial-up. Can't do it. You can't just assume that in all cases internet access is a nicety. Some people need that bandwidth.
My biggest complaint is still the monopoly of the cable companies. Primarily in that they nearly always get the rate hikes that they demand, and I rarely have seen any additional benefits from those hikes. No additional programming or services. That strikes me as flawed.
The only issue that I have still comes down to most cable companies having localized monopolies on access. McQ points out that this is indeed unfair, but that there are other technologies that you can use to bypass this injustice. For cable he says get satellite TV. For internet get DSL or dial-up. I have a bit of an issue with that though.
First consider a renter who has no allowance for adding a satellite dish. No choice. Or the person who doesn't live where DSL is available. Dial-up isn't an equivalent alternative. Try working at home through a dial-up. Can't do it. You can't just assume that in all cases internet access is a nicety. Some people need that bandwidth.
My biggest complaint is still the monopoly of the cable companies. Primarily in that they nearly always get the rate hikes that they demand, and I rarely have seen any additional benefits from those hikes. No additional programming or services. That strikes me as flawed.
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