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	<title>Michael Gracie &#187; desperation</title>
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		<title>Telcos get more desperate every day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gracie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Telcos are using incentives as flat out bribes, offering free iPods to people who complain about their cable company on public forums.
They can&#8217;t compete, so they combine.  They can&#8217;t partner, so they pillage.  They&#8217;re running out of steam, so they resort to outright deception.
Sounds like the telecom industry is turning into a training [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- sphereit start --><p>Telcos are using incentives as flat out bribes, <a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20051230/1539219_F.shtml" title="Techdirt:Telcos Offering Free iPods If You Complain About Cable Companies">offering free iPods to people who complain about their cable company</a> on public forums.</p>
<p>They can&#8217;t compete, <a href="http://www.michaelgracie.com/2005/02/15/will-the-recent-swathe-of-telco-mergers-make-things-better/" title="Thought Market: Will the Recent Swathe of Telco Mergers Make Things Better?">so they combine</a>.  They can&#8217;t partner, <a href="http://www.michaelgracie.com/2005/02/15/will-the-recent-swathe-of-telco-mergers-make-things-better/" title="Thought Market: Will the Recent Swathe of Telco Mergers Make Things Better?">so they pillage</a>.  They&#8217;re running out of steam, so they resort to outright deception.</p>
<p>Sounds like the telecom industry is turning into a training ground for wanna-be politicians.</p>
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