unido making commercial use of the net
jeff daiell
jeffd at ficc.uu.net
Fri Jun 23 19:03:48 AEST 1989
Steve Lamont writes:
>Bruce Perens writes:
> >but we've even managed
> >to break up ATT, and are now left with only the U.S. Post Office
> > as an example of a monopolistic common carrier.
>
> ... and that worked so well that ---- bzzzzzaaaaat - click -- zip - beep -
> -orry, that -umber is -ot in -ervi- at thi- -ime...
Uh, Steve? That's a problem with your *local* phone company ...
which in most areas is still a government-protected monopoly.
Let's see some competition in *that* field. After all, cities
with more than one power company have lower rates and
better service.
Para un Tejas Libre,
Jeff Daiell
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"'Tis not too late to seek a newer world."
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