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http://www.stockskill.net/NPNTQ/Monopol ... ustry.htmlHow the Monopoly Began
These CLECs are going out of business after only being in operation, just a few years. It is very tough for them to gain a market share when they are competing with a company that has essentially been around for century. AT&T or American Telegraph and Telephone, was a monopoly that was built up through a century of government protection, tax dollars, and subsidies. The government saw what effect AT&T was having on the nation in innovation and pricing, and was fed up with their antics. Pricing at the time in the early 1980’s for Telecommunication service was very high compared to the prices and the average household income of today. So to try and foster competition, the government broke AT&T up into eight individual companies. The eight companies were the long distance company still known today as AT&T and seven Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). Now through mergers and acquisitions the seven RBOCs are back down to four. These 4 RBOCs, who now have a stranglehold on the telecom industry, are: Verizon, BellSouth, SBC, and Qwest.
This government interference opened up room for competition in long distance services that we have today. This was an effective breakup because AT&T was no longer associated with the RBOC’s, and had to pay for local network access to the RBOCs just like the new, enterprising long distance carriers. Although AT&T still owned most of the long haul/long distance lines, it was finally close to being on a level playing field with the likes of MCI and SPRINT. MCI and SPRINT still at times needed to lease parts of the AT&T long haul network to provide their service, but they were now equal in paying for access in the local markets.
The MEAT and the FAT taste good. The ground to a pulp, chemically treated to kill pathogens that wouldn't be there if they followed safe slaughtering practices, left over bits of meat stuck to bones and skin, veins, connective tissue and cartilage are NOT LEAN, TRIMMED BEEF!Top Gun wrote:But animals taste too good!
(...except when they're slime.)
The MEAT and the FAT taste good. The ground to a pulp, chemically treated to kill pathogens that wouldn't be there if they followed safe slaughtering practices, left over bits of meat stuck to bones and skin, veins, connective tissue and cartilage are NOT LEAN, TRIMMED BEEF!tunnelcat wrote:Top Gun wrote:But animals taste too good!
(...except when they're slime.)