Here in America the basis of good business and a strong economy is competition. You always know that if you don't like what you're getting in one place you'll always be able to go get it somewhere else, and more than likely you'll find it cheaper too. So why is it that some companies feel that they should be allowed to corner the market on a certain product or service. With local companies having such a monopoly on the current market it's not wonder that they are fighting so hard to keep it in their corner. This is why it is even more important to allow companies such as Verizon an equal opportunity to offer a quality product without the fear of being penalized for trying to offer some competition in this stifled market.

Though there are many dissenting opinons on whether or not Verizon or any company should be approved for franchises or not, what it really comes down to is how could we not allow them every fair and equal oppotunity to offer a competative product.

Think of it this way, if there were only one gas station in your town and they were charging seventy-five cents more than any other gas station in the state the entire community would be up in arms. But you put just one cable company in an area and allow them to raise prices whenever and however they feel, we're supposed to just sit back and take it as part of life? Most people who oppose allowing Verizon into their community probably don't even know what they're opposing, they are just riding the back on the hype other people have created. Before I go jumping on some bandwagon I like to know what I'm dealing with, well yesterday Patrick Hynes was able to tour the Verizon Labs in Waltham and was able to hear and see firsthand what takes place behind the scenes, things most people don't even ever think about. You can read his article on the matter here.

Have you ever thought about why most people don't own a car dealship, or how about their own food chain? Usually its because most of us don't have the standing capital to be able to afford such a risky and expensive venture; but how about something a little less extravagant. Lets think about the latest new technology, as soon as it comes out it costs you a fortune, but if you don't feel the compulsive need to "get it while it's hot"' just wait til the next new thing comes out and suddenly the older version is considered outdated. When that happens, just watch the price, we've all seen it happen, you wait and wait for the next model so you can purcahse the older one, finally you break, can't wait any more, pay full price and just days later its been updated and discounted. I suppose that's that lil thing called supply and demand, unfortunately the suppliers usually know we're demanding even better than we do. While all of this may sound like a corporate evil invading our lives, in reality it is this principal of being offered what we actually want as opposed to what we're told we want that allows our country to flurish as it has. Free speech, free market, everything is free, but we still complain...would you rather have every thought and word dictated to you? I didn't think so.