[Gene Eric]

>> If the gov’t hadn’t stepped in and forced the split up of AT&T, we’d still be living with their 1960s style of monopoly.

Doubtful. Furthermore, this is not about monopolies.

[oh8eleven]

Furthermore, this is not about monopolies.
Is that right? How many choices of cable companies to you have (not including satellite)?
I have one - Time Warner. Do you think if I had the option to switch to another, TW would still have raised my rates 25% in the last two years?