How AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast are working together to screw you
Business Idea: Make it easy for Joe Schmoe's like myself to take action against issues like this.<p>I hate the monopoly the cable company has in my area. I hate that my parents were paying AT&T $50/mo. for a 1Mbps connection because we hadn't looked at their bill in a year and because getting cable in their building is a pain in the ass. I hate these new early upgrade programs the wireless carriers are rolling that are a plain rip off (give us your phone and pay full price for your upgrade but in payments). I hate that if my phone miscalculates my usage and I go over by even 1MB, Verizon charges me $15 that month.<p>I'm all for free market enterprise, but recognize (much like Adam Smith) that it doesn't work for all sectors of the economy.<p>With that said, I am a busy working professional trying to make it in this dog-eat-dog world. I'm well educated, have the means, but even for me, I haven't a clue as to what to do about all the things I just ranted about.<p>I don't have the solution, but I hope someone finds a way to make it easy for me to contribute to the democratic process.