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Has a break up ever worked historically? The US telecom industry is not a great example of competition.

I'd much prefer laws preventing user lock in and lowing the burden of starting a competitor to these companies.

You might be too young to remember, but phone calls used to cost money. So I think you could say the break up was in fact a success.

Landlines are still expensive. You can easily shop around with cell service though, thanks to public management of the spectrum.

They cost money after the breakup. In fact "free" long distance is a fairly new thing.

Hmm. Well it is more of a matter of not continuing to pursue and enforce anti-trust after the break-up of Ma Bell. It needs be a program not a one time affair.

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