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Originally Posted by This'nThat

It's my thread, and I'll whine if I want to.

Cable vs. Satellite or DSL is not competition. That's like saying there's competion between a convertible and a truck. Those are two very different packages, designed for two very different customers' needs. If I want a truck, and someone says my option is a convertible, I would say -- that's not an option. That's a totally different product.

Competition is Metrocast vs. Comcast, for example -- two companies offering the same services over the same medium -- high speed cable, with package deals like TV, internet, and phone.
So, you shouldn't be telling me I am whining. I'm pointing out that there is no competition -- thus, there is no competitive constraint on prices. Who's at fault here? I don't care (but you seem to want to point the finger at others -- that's fine, but it doesn't change the fact that there's no competition). I am very much based in reality, and I will complain. BTW, complaining about a price increase is not stomping my feet. Where do you come up with these outrageous comparisons?

The highlighted section are the exact same type and both have you over a barrel and charge absorbent prices and seem to raise the prices at a whim. I hear the part that is holding them from getting Metrocast phones in Alton is the existing phone numbers. Union doesn't want to let them go with the Metrocast phone system.