Re: Unbundling required in the US
No, there is almost never an alternative in most of the US, in some more forward thinking areas oddly enough like Tennessee Kansas there are, but in most areas there is only one choice. And this has been made possible by the various city governments taking bribes to allow absolutely no competition. I live in Los Angeles and our government sold us like cattle to Time Warner and we have but one real option, nobody else is allowed to install their lines so everyone gets stuck with them. And even where it might be allowed all the bigger companies make no secret of being very amicable about not competing, it’s much more profitable to engage in price fixing than trying to offer a better value than the other guy.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
