Monday, April 17, 2006
Quote of Note: Jim Ciccone
"It costs a lot to maintain and operate a network . . . You don't pay for that by offering a raw pipe. We didn't build a copper line network a hundred years ago so people could do whatever they want on it. We offered a phone service. And you don't build networks so that somebody else can necessarily use them for free. We have the capability through dedicated lines of service for offering a high-quality product. There's a service there. We should be able to offer that in the market."
Jim Ciccone, AT&T's senior executive vice president for external affairs, quoted here.
Jim Ciccone, AT&T's senior executive vice president for external affairs, quoted here.
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It all comes tumbling down when service offerings and pricing are effectively dictated by the least rational supplier in a free market.
Of course, there is no such thing as a free market when the government gets involved...
Of course, there is no such thing as a free market when the government gets involved...
Isn't "dictated [by a player] in a free market" an oxymoron?
And why is "rational" necessarily a desirable thing in a free market?
I remember when the response to some crazy action was a shrug and, "Hey, it's a free country." Nobody does this anymore . . . hmmm.
Oh, by the way, if the government of a free country gets involved in the marketplace with the consent of the governed, isn't it acting as a player in a free market?
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And why is "rational" necessarily a desirable thing in a free market?
I remember when the response to some crazy action was a shrug and, "Hey, it's a free country." Nobody does this anymore . . . hmmm.
Oh, by the way, if the government of a free country gets involved in the marketplace with the consent of the governed, isn't it acting as a player in a free market?
