Sounds like this could be the worst serial killer in US history. No coverage? That’s the politics of the networks choosing the news.
ATT should be broken up. There is precedent for it. First, ATT was already broken up once and they cobbled back together a near monopoly on cable and internet services (and dominant in cellular and wifi). Second, we forced the movie studios to divest their ownership in theaters because it was anti-competitive - they wouldn’t show independent content in their theaters. ATT should be forced to divest its ownership in content as well. They are subsidizing their own content at the expense of others who would love to have access to broadcast channel. And frankly, they should divest and spin off the infrastructure and open it up to competitors to lease access and resell it to consumers at competitive pricing.
>> That’s the politics of the networks choosing the news.
Exactly.
>> ATT should be forced to divest its ownership in content as well.
Totally agree, and I’ve been saying the same thing. Regarding infrastructure, it may be time for that as well.
My primary wish would be to outlaw ownership of infrastructure and the content — something not that dissimilar to theater ownership issue you described.
I’m not looking to punish any of the tech companies. But they shouldn’t being enjoying the unique ability to control information and likewise manipulate public opinion. The social platforms leverage their patents, and the licensed infrastructure corps own the subscribers. It’s just wrong.
Unfortunately, so many just yell at the MSM minions, but fail to the see the obvious problem — that through licensing & patents, the govt is facilitating the Leftwing assault on the Country. Trump, DOJ, FCC, and USPTO should be on this now and expeditiously. The Country is falling at a rapid pace.