Verizon has sued the FCC (in America) yet again… which should not come as a surprise. This is a company (like others within this space) that charges any given consumer roughly $400.00 for an early-termination fee (should they decide that they want to switch their cellular / mobile carrier). Moreover, this is a carrier that has touted having the best network coverage; line speeds and service that wants nothing more than to see ‘net access in America be tiered (so that they can essentially continue to focus on gouging the average consumer with more charges).
For example; consumers in America tend to pay for a monthly bundle of services (which generally-speaking are comprised of cable TV; cellular coverage and Internet access) for about $250.00 with line speeds that are throttled down by their respective ISP (hint, hint: Comcast / AT&T and, of course, Verizon) as the nation (that pioneered this technology) continues to fall woefully behind (#12 at the outset of 2011) in ‘last-mile’ line speeds (from the fixed-line to any given home) due to a lack of broadband investment and a lack of competition, D’UH! (hence, why Verizon is suing) as the ‘free-hand-of-the-market’ is one) not actually free; and, two) failing (simply put!)
(Source) SF Gate: http://goo.gl/4pa2p
(Source) Forbes: http://goo.gl/o6GkM