Arbitrarily lowering the regulated price of the copper network would kneecap the competitive price umbrella for fiber broadband service thus destroying the economic return on investment case needed to fund the fiber upgrade?

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When we visited new Five-Star winner Mandarin Oriental, Boston, for example, everyone from the housekeeper to the bellhop knew our name, and the room service attendant who delivered breakfast suggested we take a house umbrella on a rainy day before we even thought to do so ourselves.

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Both are radical departures from fee-for-service medicine in that medical care providers are banding together through their practice, clinic or a business umbrella like an ACO to manage populations of patients.

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Once under Washington's regulatory umbrella, these quite ordinary banks will develop strong ties to politicians, while presumably hiring some who exit public service (think Fannie and Freddie) at high rates of pay to do their bidding on Capitol Hill.

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Mr. Steely White, who cycled up to Barclays jauntily holding an open umbrella and riding a black matte Dutch commuter bike whose weight he estimated at about 50 pounds, said the valet service has been a hit in other bike-friendly locales.

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