Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption

From	kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption
Date	2026-05-27 00:46 -0400
Organization	Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000)
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In article <10v57qu$2d006$3@dont-email.me>,
Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>On Tue, 26 May 2026 12:30:37 -0400 (EDT), Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
>> What is going on is actually not telcos wanting to get rid of POTS,
>> it is a matter of telcos wanting to eliminate tariffed services with
>> access and uptime requirements, so they can replace them with
>> unregulated services that they can charge anything that they want
>> for.
>
>Isn't that how the USA version of free-market competition is supposed
>to work?

It is, but wired telecom can never really be an effective free market
because the barriers to entry are so high.  The regulated monopoly 
actually worked very well for a long time and actually promoted rather
than stifled innovation because Bell was forced to do so.

The barriers to entry are high enough for wired systems and low enough
for wireless that there are many African companies with no real wired
infrastructure but universal use of cellphones.  And yes, microwave links
between cell towers.
--scott

-- 
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-25 03:44 +0000
    Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-25 08:44 +0100
      Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption oldernow <oldernow@dev.null> - 2026-05-25 11:14 +0000
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      Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption oldernow <oldernow@dev.null> - 2026-05-26 16:51 +0000
      Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-26 22:45 +0000
        Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2026-05-27 00:46 -0400
          Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-27 05:47 +0000
            Re: AT&T sues California to abandon POTS customers, seeks FCC preemption kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2026-05-28 02:24 -0400
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