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By John Borland
Posted on ZDNet News: Oct 27, 2004 10:42:00 PM

Major consumer organizations said Tuesday that U.S. policies on broadband have pushed the country behind overseas nations and have helped widen inequality.

In a report released Tuesday, the Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America found that the big local phone companies and cable TV companies have increasing control of broadband business. The groups said the policies behind this trend have failed to provide benefits for consumers and do not create enough competition.

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Divest the infrastructure
It's long past time the FCC and other government agencies should have forced the cable and phone companies to divest themselves of the physical infrastructure (the wires and cables). An independent co... (Read the rest)
Posted by: gsholli_z Posted on: 10/29/04 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Paging John Carroll  John L. Ries | 10/27/04
He's too busy picking up his pom poms from Microsoft  Jeff Spicoli | 10/28/04
Here, here!  ejhonda | 10/28/04
Simple answer.... Broadband simply costs too much...period  shawkins | 10/28/04
Call Earthlink  htotten | 10/28/04
What Broadband?  alterego_z | 10/28/04
Accessibility and price. That's all. 'Nuff said. (NT)  Update victim | 10/28/04
Monopolies  Sunny Jalolly | 10/28/04
Yeah  ParadigmOdyssey | 10/28/04
Divest the infrastructure  gsholli_z | 10/29/04

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