Re: [Phys-l] an all-too-predictable blackout

["Rauber, Joel" <Joel.Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>]

> Cable and phone service keep becoming a better value for the money
> because they can now compete against each other directly in areas like
> internet access and communications. The push to lay down fiber optic
> cables to increase bandwidth (and compete better) has resulted in much
> more reliable system that is faster and (at least in my area) cheaper
> when inflation is factored in. I would expect that allowing access to
> more than one energy provider would result in a similar attention to
> infrastructure improvement.

One small comment; the phones themselves are of lower quality IMO, compared to the days when you rented your rotary phone from Ma Bell.  I.e. I don't see the sound quality has having improved and the old black Ma Bell phones were built like tanks that never broke.

Just engaging in a bit of nostalgia.

Joel Rauber