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If anyone here was paying a monthly phone bill leading up to 1984 there should be no doubt why the above post is very true.Europe is not very economically smart, but they do have it right with their unregulated open market Telecom. There are multiple cable and internet choices, no one is allowed to monopolize, Wich creates competition for best speeds and prices, I read somewhere that they pay $60 a month for 60mg internet and cable and phone, over regulation causes us to pay 3 times that amount
AT&T or Bell were as brutal then as it is today. I can still remember paying well over $100 per month for the landline.
Excuses upon excuses why the bill is so high, no interest in improving networks and a general enjoyment in accusing the consumer of over and misuse of the service.
Just remember it only gets worse if no one questions their actions and continue to overpay for a much lower quality service than is enjoyed by the rest of the developed world.
The AT&T takeover of T-Mobile is another example of US Government total lack of interest in protecting the consumer and clear statement of the corruption at hand.
Just look up the resent departure of former FCC Commissioner Baker and her quick employment as a lobbyist for Comcast, that should put no doubt in anyones mind as to the overall scope of the corruption.