See, Free Markets bring lower prices
March 21st, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
By Donvictimiti
The two largest cellphone service providers — Verizon Wireless and AT&T — won a greater swath of radio spectrum in the government auction that ended this week, heading off new competition that could have led to lower prices for consumers.
Pretty sweet huh? I love our brand of capitalism. Aren’t these the same guys that when asked to break the law, did so?
And shockingly the government had the bidding done in secret. Wonders never cease…
The auction raised $19.12 billion for the Treasury after more than seven weeks of secret bidding
More money to kill the brownies in Iraq! heeeehaaaawwww!
Comment by Brian on 21 March 2008 at 9:47 am:
Next is a for sale sign on the national capital….
Comment by G Rex on 21 March 2008 at 12:36 pm:
Just a reminder, the next auction of public airwaves comes after Feb 19, 2009, when they shut off the free analog TV signal to the 20 million Americans who still don’t have cable.
Comment by Andy on 21 March 2008 at 2:40 pm:
Next is a for sale sign on the national capital….
nope naming rights on all Federal buildings
Comment by A. Bundy on 21 March 2008 at 10:18 pm:
Do you guys all date one another?
Comment by donviti on 24 March 2008 at 8:31 am:
now that was funny bundy
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Comment by Brian on 25 March 2008 at 4:16 pm:
You are forgetting that what you are dealing with is not a free market in any sense of the word but a mercantilistic market. Big difference.