In highjly competitive business markets there will always be new competitors vying for market share from the leader(s). The Internet's market leaders, still in their early teen years, will constantly be looking over their shoulders for the next competitor, revising their structure to maintain/gain advantage, and doing the things that just about every business does to grow profitability. However, gaining huge market share, even monopolistic advantage is not allowed in American capitalism, and it is the job of government to force transparency so as not to allow monopoly market share except as earned in a competitive marketplace with reasonable access. Uninformred regulators and legislators, influenced by politics and freely flowing contributions from every direction have allowed unwarrented geo-monopolies, and equally unwarranted market share monopolies in vital sectors related to the Internet, to the detriment of Citizens and business. This must change if the highest value usage of Internet broadband spectrum, managed by government "for the benefit of Citizens," is to succeed. With Internet-based commercial, educational and health-related activity slated to be by far the fastest growing part of the Content and spectrum needs, it is incumbent that informed Citizens to make their voice heard in favor of freely accessed, open, transparent and competitive markets.
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