NiemanWatchdog - Telecom's posing as small business, steal public spectrum

[Agony]

The following article on Nieman Watchdog is a must read. If you have not been there, NiemanWatchdog is generally a worthwhile read, targeting the press with "(Oh no!) Questions they should be but aren't asking!". Part of their "Ask This" feature.

http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=00210

Questions posed by the author....

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By Bruce Kushnick
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Q. Under what circumstances to do AT&T, Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint qualify as “very small businesses”? What financial windfalls result from their posing as small businesses?

Q. Why does the government – particularly the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice – allow it to happen? Why hasn’t the government demanded its money back?

Q. How have such practices harmed competition? How much have companies pocketed through deceptive practices that allowed them to game the spectrum auctions for wireless services?

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Oh well, off to write _more_ letters to my useless representatives! Useless because I am wasting my time with representatives thoroughly lubricated with cash from the above mentioned Telecom's. Gettin' closer to that time for torches and pitchforks!