Mopho, you took the first shot. Keep that in mind. I made a statement and you came back with a shot at me. Let's keep things in context.
You not once address a cable monopoly. You go on and on about the lack of phone monopolies (Wikipedia stated LAND line monopoly for phone service), utilities, etc. Everything but what I spoke of which is a cable monopoly. I will take Wikipedia's info over some guy on here who hasn't posted anything other than his own personal "facts". As stated before, if Wikipedia is wrong than I will admit I was wrong. i researched this and provided what I believe to be a well respected source of information that stated there are monopolies in place and they DO lobby with millions of dollars often hiring relatives of decision makers for that purpose (no conflict of interest there huh).
I never said squat about equipment in regards to the cable company. If you read it I referred leasing equipment from the phone company prior to the breaking up of old Ma Bell.
Did nobody catch the fact that Comcast has the worst customer service rating of ANY company or government agency in America (EVEN THE IRS)!!!!! This was just from last year.
Mopho, you seem angry. It's Friday, crack a beer and relax. Maybe burn some incense and try some meditation. I can envision that vein in your neck popping out.
so, lets clear this up. Your saying that what you have an issue with "monopoly" is the fact that there is no other "cable" company. we will stick to this term for means of data transport being a hybrid fiber coaxial "hfc" system. Your problem being that you do not have another hfc cable company to choose from making comcast a " monopoly"?
To you what is making comcast hfc system a monopoly?:
Lack of competition? On the same mode of transport "hfc"
Lack of the ability to buy the same type or same programing from another person?
Lack of there being a competing "hfc" cable provider in your area?
The fact you feel you need to rent their equipment since you can't get it elsewhere? ( you did feel the need to mention this about your parents and AT&T so this is a valid part of the argument)
Or the fact that they are a multi billion dollar company and they use lobbyists and lobby money to get what they want? ( please inform me of one multi billion dollar industry that does not do these things. ) For an example time warner had the P.U.C. ( public utility company) laws changed so that when they offered voip service they would not have to become a P.U.C. and follow those laws. did you cry about that ? or are you crying about the fact that comcast took that into consideration and removed people from the switched telephony system and released themselves from having to deal with P.U.C. status?
Then you start babbling about poor customer service?
I have no idea how this comes into the monopoly aspect of the equation they really are two different things. Does Comcast have poor customer service? ABSOLUTELY! This is why i quit comcast shorty after i was forced into comcast from timewarner in the adelpha merger. If the west side was still time warner or i could have jumped states i would still probably be there. I had a personal issue of how the customers where treated under comcast . ( It still does not make it a monopoly)
Also do you know that "cable" is not a utility? by the definition of utility ? yeah they can get ornry and refuse service to you and shut you off without providing a alternative service.
so after all this bulls*** and examples please let me know how "comcast" is a monopoly and or your definition of monopoly and if i need to use the Almighty googles and wikki to do so i will do it.
What i think is the true issue is you don't like comcast so you feel the need to complain about them instead of talking with the only thing that matters YOUR DOLLARS!
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