Communications Breakdown -- Your Phone, Wireless, Broadband, Internet and Cable Bills

[Commentary] As I stare at the Republican and Democratic party platforms, (which touch on communications) I wonder -- don't these people have a clue? Haven't they bothered to actually ask their constituents what they think of their ever-increasing phone, wireless, broadband, Internet, and cable bills? There's a communications breakdown here -- in multiple ways. This article is in two parts: Part 1 looks at the price of phone, cable, broadband, Internet and wireless services. Part 2 outlines what needs to be done to fix communications in America.