I don't recall seeing this here yet.
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"The [North Carolina] House on Wednesday voted 102-11 to allow 16 providers that cover the state to cut loose from state Utilities Commission conditions setting the rates, terms, and quality of their landline services."The same old, tired arguments.. no longer monopolies, consumers benefit from competition, etc.
"It's not possible for consumers to get the full benefit of a competitive marketplace when that marketplace is impacted by rules that were in place to regulate a monopoly industry that no longer exists," Clifton Metcalf, a spokesman for AT&T, said.
Right. Anybody want to buy a bridge?
***** Moderator's Note *****
Actually, one could make a case for the removal of government regulation by saying that it's obviously ineffective, and clearly corrupt, and that it's best for consumers of telecommunications services to know that they're on their own and can't expect any help from Uncle Sam.
Bill Horne Temporary Moderator
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