Verizon, AT&T, SBC, & Google – Let’s End the
“Free Lunch” For Everyone!
Verizon, AT&T, SBC, & Google –
Let’s End the “Free Lunch” For
Everyone!
Verizon and SBC/Southwest
Bell/Pac Bell/Pacific Telesis/AT&T or whatever they’re called this
year has called for an end to “free lunches” on the internet –
running out of revenue options (guess that customer service and adding new
features, that wasn’t on the table?) and that companies like Google are
taking advantage of a “free lunch” on their
bandwidth.
So, I guess it’s a
two-way street Verizon?
Speaking of
streets, how much are you paying to drive on our
streets?
Or those “free”
right of way poles you string your wires on.
Free lunch ends when yours does, buddy.
It’s my street and my property. I don’t have any of your
“services” so come and take down your wire running in front on my
house since it’s an eyesore and besides, no free lunch for anyone,
right?
I have Comcast phone & cable
broadband and they have their own wires so feel free to set up a 4-hour window
with me to come and take down your wires getting a “free lunch” on
my visibility and property.
And while I
haven’t polled all my neighbors, if we decide to switch over to all non
Bell companies, don’t bother driving on our streets after we make the
switch – after all, you wouldn’t want anyone getting a free
lunch.
And if we take a step back, when
you were a monopoly utility, didn’t WE pay for that wiring and presumably
you take tax deductions on that expenditure – you are going to give all
that back? (along with that other free lunch – the “regulatory
fees” you charge us but aren’t actually regulatory since you pocket
them?)
And really, doesn’t the
internet belong to WE THE PEOPLE – remember, no free lunches –
we’ll get back to you on what the back monthly royalty fees you owe us, WE
THE PEOPLE.
I almost forgot, even though
I’m not a customer anymore and NEVER EVER intend to spend another dime
with you, you keep sending me mail at a DISCOUNTED LOWER BUSINESS RATE than the
$.39 I have to pay for each letter. Let’s end that free lunch
also.
Be careful of the Pandora box you
open.
Posted: Sat
- February 18, 2006 at 09:37 AM