Re: Some truth about Comcast - WikiLeaks style

[Tim Franklin <tim () pelican org>]

----- "Owen DeLong" <owen () delong com> wrote:

> Yeah... I'd rather see it done in such a way that there is a
> prohibition of common ownership or management. Essentially,
> require that the stock be split and each current owner receives
> one share in each company with any shareholders who own more than 3%
> of the companies having 180 days to divest from one company or the
> other, or, reduce their total investment in both below 3% with a
> requirement that the infrastructure provider not retain any portion
> of the name of the original company and no relationship other than
> supplier to the service provider company.
>
> Obviously, this probably won't happen. The Telcos in the US have far
> too powerful a lobbying force, but, I think that would be the best
> thing for the consumers.

Presumably for both the consumers *and* every company involved in network services who doesn't have the luck of a 
historical last-mile monopoly.

Regards,
Tim.