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From: jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell)
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Subject: Re: An apology, and a question (about uucp in Germany)
Summary: Small fry vs. phone monopoly
Message-ID: <4680@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 22 Jun 89 12:16:47 GMT
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In article <4679@ficc.uu.net>, peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes:
> 
> Not everyone on the net is a 'big boy'. It's just that in Europe, the little
> boys pay big-boy rates.
> 
> Perhaps the hobbyists in Germany need to form an alliance independant of
> the backbone. From what I understand, they're doing that in Italy.


Without quarreling with Peter's suggestion, I would offer an alternative
suggestion: that the hobbyists in *every* country where there's
a State phone monopoly work to get that monopoly eliminated.
Where the government (such as in these overly-united States)
grants a private company such a monopoly, the need is to
repeal that franchise.

With competition, rates will go down.  In cities where more than
one electricity company is allowed to operate, rates for that
utility are lower ... and service is *much* friendlier.

Jeff Daiell

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