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Re:The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing subsidized... by xenadu02 on Friday February 03, 2017 @09:22PM (#13565264)
No he isn't. He thinks broadband competition in the US is "robust"[1], which is farcical on its face.

Ajit Pai is a decidedly anti-consumer, anti-competition commissioner. His job is to make sure ATT, Verizon, Comcast, et al make as much money as possible. Period.

[1]http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/fccs-pai-br...

Re:The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing subsidized... by jessriedel on Saturday February 04, 2017 @04:56PM (#13569325)
Your comment would be much better if you dropped everything but the second sentence (and maybe the first, to orient the reader), since that's where all the substance lies.
Re:The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing subsidized... by edoceo on Saturday February 04, 2017 @12:42AM (#13565821)
I cancelled Comcast but am still long on $CMCSA.

It's horseshit.

But, my upside can be donated to a school.

Re:The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing subsidized... by logicallee on Saturday February 04, 2017 @04:21AM (#13566358)
If you don't think customers matter, you're simply a bad investor, and you won't have any upside. (It really is that simple.)

This isn't a moral statement, just that you are unlikely to have upside. If you want to benefit schools, go ahead and donate, but becoming a stakeholder in a company that hates its customers and vice versa is unlikely to serve your stated goal, in my opinion.

Re:The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing subsidized... by Clubber on Saturday February 04, 2017 @08:36AM (#13566906)
You are absolutely right, but I think there are ways around it that Comcast and friends have figured out. Obviously carving out territories and sticking to your territory is a big one. No competition for what many consider a necessity. Imagine if the electric company did the same thing? What are you going to do? Live without power?
Re:The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing subsidized... by logicallee on Saturday February 04, 2017 @11:54AM (#13567660)
it's one thing to say they'll probably survive, and another thing to completely actively invest in it. I say actively because it's not like gp poster has it in their portfolio due to some mutual fund, etc. They actively bought it as a long position!
Re:The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing subsidized... by logicallee on Saturday February 04, 2017 @08:16AM (#13566862)
I can't believe 3 people downvoted this :) Customers who hate your guts is not a good formula for the medium term. (Long-term, companies can change - customers like Microsoft a lot more these days.)