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More on Media Consolidation/Deregulation
I'll try to accumulate some links not previously posted. William Safire comments. The Register has an editorial; see also The Guardian for more on the British perspective. Associated Press story. The Washington Post has a good and lengthy (and rare) piece. The phone companies are making a cynical political announcement that they've agreed on a standard for fiber-to-the-home; that doesn't mean they'll ever use the standard, and indeed they've already promised *not* to roll it out anytime soon. Note that the FCC is removing any requirement for the Bells to share their fiber, so if Verizon runs fiber to your house, you'll be able to get Verizon service or none at all.
Good bye independant American media, hello George Bush for another four years.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
When Republicans took over the government. They can't get enough of Big Business and monopoly (which to them is NOT a bad word).
They're for it because the Murdoch's and others that want deregulation are conservative wankers who will only permit conservative news broadcasts and opinion pieces on their networks, newspapers, and radio stations. The desire (by the FCC, Republicans, Media Moguls) is to force a single party situation down the nation's throat at any cost.
In Bushworld, they struggle to keep church and state separate in Iraq as they increasingly merge the two in America.
Yup, your right.
Tragically, your dick is still too small to post under anything other than AC.
Oh well you pussy little fucking fucktard.
Let me swap out "Joe Millionare" and "American Idol" with "Trading Spaces" and "Iron Chef"
Happy now you fucking zipper headed dipshit.
I'd call you dumb as paint, but I'd be insulting the paint...
Yes Francis, the world has gone crazy.
Q. When was the FCC sold to the telco's and the media?
A. Next Tuesday.
Heh, you can always tell a touchy, angry, arch-conservative - they call anything that even remotely attacks conservative politics, Republicans, or remotely supports fairness, free enquiry, critical thinking, the good of the many over the few, as "flamebait".
No doubt this message will see the wrath of yet another conservative Republican one-party-state dreamer and get labeled "flamebait" when it is, in fact, a factual statement.
In Bushworld, they struggle to keep church and state separate in Iraq as they increasingly merge the two in America.
I use to live in New York and I signed up with Highspeed internet access from RCN. Well after 6 months nothing happened. I then called the customer service line they told me Time-Warner is sueing them to prevent me from using any other service but them.
Turns out local laws dictate that only one cable can enter a home. Time-warner claimed the cable is their IP and removing is theft!
Without the removal I had not choice but to only use time-warner.
They held it up for 2 fucking years while I had no broadband but I had fiber under my feet! FYI at this time TIME-WARNER had no high speed at all! This meant its modem only just so the poor old Ted Turney can buy another luxury yatch!
Finally time-warner offered highspeed internet and rcn cancelled because of the cost of the lawsuit. I gave time-warner the finger and used a slow modem based connection until I moved.
I have ethics and refuse to give those bastards a single cent!
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On the one hand you tout adam smith, on the other you call capitalism a "zero sum game", which is not at all the case. Are you going to make any real cogent points here, or am i just feeding a troll spouting nonsense and blather?
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