TeleCable = Job Loss

Current regulation and enforcement has led to job loss; stock market devastation; and economic corrosion. Broadband IS required to compete globally. Who decides what community gets broadband (and subsequent jobs) and which ones don't? The Telecom Act of 1996 was a compromise: the RBOCs had the opportunity to get into the lucrative LD market by opening access to their local monopoly (last mile plant). Most of the competition was UNE-P. As soon as they has LD, they plugged the UNE-P hole. Now, residential and most small businesses (with less than 4 lines) do not have a choice for wireline voice service. The RBOCs have gained incredible share in the LD market with bundling, as our local dial-tone costs have increased. All we ask is that the FCC (and the Courts) enforce the TA96. We don't need new legislation, we need enforced laws. News to the clueless, despite the advertising: RBOCs do not create jobs... they have shed almost 100k employees in the last 2 years and will shed another 35,000 with these mergers. In fact, 80% of new job growth is through small business.