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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (16646)	9/10/2006 5:20:21 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 46821

"There was a huge worry in the US that we were falling behind Japan and Europe in this technology, where their regulated approach allowed them to take a quick headstart, and achieve certain technology milestones that looked great and worried policy makers in the US. However, in the long run, the regulated approach proved problematic and inflexible, causing a lot of problems that the US avoided." This implies that it is the unrelegulated US vs the regulated Europe/Japan. This keeps in the minds of the people the idea that US is a free market. This is a myth. Truth is: what the US lacks in regulation, (written rules to each all members should abide to) it has unwritten rules created by "shrewd politicking and consorting with a limited set of peers on the control of saleable merchandise and services was not only an honorable trait (going back to etc... Now try keep the politics out of it: Telecom Act of 96; the White House, the FCC and the Courts.