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[ PRIVACY Forum ] AT&T's $14 Billion Dollar 'Bribe' to Get Rid of
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Wed Nov 14 01:28:50 2012
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AT&T's $14 Billion Dollar 'Bribe' to Get Rid of Telecom Regulations Is
a Multi-Layered Hoax
http://j.mp/RSX30X (Huffington)
"Whether you call it extortion or a bribe or a bait-and-switch -- this
sudden interest in wired services is being used to force the
regulator's hands, on both the state and federal level: Give us what
we want or we won't bother to do anything. AT&T is holding 22 states'
economic future hostage. However, this is just another telco
flim-flam. Based on history, AT&T is lying about the amount of money
they will spend or the deployments they will accomplish. These are not
actual 'commitments,' though it wouldn't matter, as it is clear that
AT&T can wiggle out of anything. Moreover, the last two FCC
administrations have bent over backwards to help the phone and cable
companies in multiple ways."
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