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Sep 20, 2017
12:31:01pm

Linescratcher All-American

You know me. Always a sucker for the intricacies of rural water utilities.

That is interesting, and sort of underscores the fact that in some cases, even utilities that have some market mechanisms (i.e., rates based on volume) can, in some instances, be more like purely state-operated providers without even those basic cost mechanisms. Based on your example, that is especially true in rural markets.

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Linescratcher

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Here's a good example I once heard to describe net nuetrality

9/20/17 10:07am

As I understand it, the federal government wants to get end net...

BleedCougarBlue2

9/20/17 10:30am

My mail came today. The post office may be inefficient, but it isn't broken.

demon_llama

9/20/17 12:16pm

US Post Office is broke financially. Google it yourself. No disputing that.

BleedCougarBlue2

9/20/17 1:48pm

Perhaps we disagree that the post office exists to turn a profit.

demon_llama

9/20/17 1:50pm

Why not wait and see what happens? If it's a debacle we pass net neutrality down

rcbyufan

9/20/17 10:37am

It will likely be much tougher to get neutrality down the road.

JustKeyrock

9/20/17 10:54am

The people that are paying to get net neutrality axed

9/20/17 10:59am

And rent-seeking, which NN prevents, will ensure they have even more $$$

mik3

9/20/17 12:14pm

I think you're actually arguing against net neutrality with your argument.

rcbyufan

9/20/17 9:39pm

Title II only happened because Verizon sued over the Open Internet Order

mik3

9/20/17 10:57pm

Out of necessity of actually following the law is what you should say. They

rcbyufan

9/20/17 11:24pm

If Verizon hadn't sued, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

mik3

9/20/17 11:33pm

Don't you think Verizon needed clarity on the issue? Hard to invest with the

rcbyufan

9/21/17 7:29am

The Open Internet Order was very straightforward, no uncertainty there.

mik3

9/21/17 10:29am

The point is they couldn't legally use the light touch. It was/is illegal

rcbyufan

9/21/17 8:12pm

Issue was not as black and white as you're trying to paint it.

mik3

9/21/17 8:45pm

The key is that those regulations will discourage new entrants. If all the ISPs

rcbyufan

9/21/17 9:12pm

Just as an fyi, there are "unlimited water use plans"

bluebloodedcoug

9/20/17 12:24pm

You know me. Always a sucker for the intricacies of rural water utilities.

9/20/17 12:31pm

I'm not sure you understand net neutrality

9/20/17 1:01pm

This isn't even just in theory. AT&T is already doing this on the mobile side

GenkiLawyer

9/20/17 1:12pm

Thanks for the correction.

9/20/17 2:20pm

Metaphor isn't perfect, but the gist of it is correct.

mik3

9/20/17 1:17pm

Yeah, not a perfect example. But I don't think your critiques are correct

9/20/17 1:56pm

Just an FYI, sling tv is owned by dish.

9/20/17 11:58pm

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