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re: U.S. Airlines collected $6B in baggage and reservation change fees last year
Posted on 5/15/13 at 7:21 pm to LSUAfro
Posted on 5/15/13 at 7:21 pm to LSUAfro
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Ah yes. More government regulations telling private companies how to run their business. That's what we need.
Except that the "private companies" in this case are really public utilities that were granted the right by "the government" to acquire, own, and operate public assets at the highest level of service and transparency, in exchange for a reasonable return on their investment. I'm not saying that public/private partnerships are a bad thing, but certain trends in the industry like bundling and offering rebates and discounts to new customers reduces transparency and is anticompetitve. I wish Mccain's bill went a step further and proposed to break up the industry between the transportation infrastructure and product itself, because that is the crux of the matter. AT&T should have no fricking say in what some network wants to pipe through to my TV.
This post was edited on 5/15/13 at 7:31 pm
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Posted on 5/15/13 at 7:25 pm to sneakytiger
That's terrible.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 9:55 am to sneakytiger
quote:Cable/data providers aren't utilities and are by no means a necessity to maintain a healthy standard of living. And you can put your quotes away around private companies. Don't need them.
Except that the "private companies" in this case are really public utilities
quote:I don't imagine any data/cable providers have acquired any govt properties. They run their lines through public servitude's, but they don't own anything except their own lines.
the government" to acquire, own, and operate public assets at the highest level of service and transparency,
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I wish Mccain's bill went a step further and proposed to break up the industry between the transportation infrastructure and product itself, because that is the crux of the matter. AT&T should have no fricking say in what some network wants to pipe through to my TV.
You really can't be serious. Yay...Free cable for erybody. This is a poliboard discussion and a dumb one at that. Also off topic of OP. So, I'll move along.
This post was edited on 5/16/13 at 9:56 am
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