tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9722294.post6156644510341011405..comments2023-07-27T05:24:17.949-04:00Comments on Telecommunications Consulting: Where is the Bathroom, Please?Nonprofit and Government Consultinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186093512973848444noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9722294.post-30578661557578722052009-03-20T16:19:00.000-04:002009-03-20T16:19:00.000-04:00I would certainly agree that the free market is no...I would certainly agree that the free market is not a perfect mechanism at all. But the Internet was able to flourish specifically because the government let it develop on its own.<BR/><BR/>The blogosphere is not regulated, which has allowed anyone to enter the publishing arena. Would that content area have developed better if the government had picked winners & losers through legislation?<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9722294.post-2622272312560823102009-03-18T18:11:00.000-04:002009-03-18T18:11:00.000-04:00CableTechTalk said:"We don't think the government ...CableTechTalk said:<BR/><BR/>"We don't think the government should pick winners and losers, instead of letting the free market do so." <BR/><BR/>CTT, just what dream world do you live in, and do I need a passport to go there? I'm sure that I'll need to learn the language, since your brand of English doesn't make sense to me.<BR/><BR/>In case you didn't know, the government picks winners and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9722294.post-26614791169948490402009-03-18T17:36:00.000-04:002009-03-18T17:36:00.000-04:00Well, this is all wonderfully snarky, but it sound...Well, this is all wonderfully snarky, but it sounds like you didn't actually read the paper.<BR/><BR/>You mock increasing broadband adoption & use. Only about 61% of U.S. households subscribe to broadband service, and 70% of households headed by someone under 65 years of age receive broadband service. More than 20% of households don't even have computers. This might be due to pricing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com