justmesqui
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join:2004-05-14
BH9 2RJ | Thet are loaded
Time Warner is loaded, they are just stingy basters.
some times i hate this big corporations |
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cokeguy3
join:2005-01-05
Haltom City, TX | Ha,...
How does a major corp. not pay its bill's thats scary, but if you forget too pay them ontime there turning your stuff off. |
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voiplover
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join:2004-05-28
Portsmouth, NH | It an't ever over till the fat lady lawyer sings!
I don't buy that they would have let TW ride for four years without paying those fees. There must be a lot more to this story. |
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kfsutops
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join:2002-08-19
Brandon, FL
clubs:  | What about??
What about all of the areas Adelphia owes money? Are they going to block the transfer?
No, this is complete BS. This will have absolutely NOTHING to do with it or prevent any sale. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
 ·Comcast
| said by kfsutops  :What about all of the areas Adelphia owes money? Are they going to block the transfer? No, this is complete BS. This will have absolutely NOTHING to do with it or prevent any sale. Adelphia operates under Chapter 11, TimeWarner doesn't. Adelphia isn't buying another company for ~16.5 billion dollars, TimeWarner will be.
Adelphia won't be increasing their revenue with this sale, Timewarner will be.
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Titus Pullo
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join:2004-06-26
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Re: Ha,...
said by cokeguy3 :How does a major corp. not pay its bill's thats scary, but if you forget too pay them ontime there turning your stuff off. That's nothing. How they manage to leaf through our million page tax code to avoid paying their fair share of taxes is a hoot.
They hate trial lawyers but not tax lawyers  |
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | Bologna
Did TW even collect the fees from the customers?
The FCC had determined Internet Access Charges shall be exempt from franchise fees several years ago.
But then all you whiners knew that already. |
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Transmaster
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join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
2 edits | Har-de-har-har
It's pay back time. Time Warner is now reaping the seeds they have sown over the years. I'll bet Time Warner was stone walling Minneapolis over the payment of their franchise fees. Bestially telling the city, ok so sue us.
P.S. My pre-coffee fingers butchered the spelling of "basically" so badly the spell check changed it to bestially I decided to leave it that way;)
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
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| What is Next
Ok so if i understand this correctly.
Time Warner hasn't paid there "cable modem internet access" Tax for the Past four years. Ok it's a company but if a private citizen EVER did that they'd have the Tax man on their back looking for there money.. What makes this "corporation" any different.. Don't pay your taxes , then you goto jail, PERIOD. When will the government step in. Once corporate America starts killing american citizens that don't have their ideals.. Who knows what next. There seems that a big problem keep getting worse. why not drag the CEO into the mayors office for a pay your bills meeting..
But then someone Chimes in "But they Employee People in the city".. so that gives them the right to take from the elderly and children? Because anyone with a decent education knows that a good portion of your taxes goto schools and programs for children and elderly. |
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ltt75
join:2001-01-22
Hollis, NH | huh
If this has to do anything with "Franchise Fees" then it can be only applied to Cable TV programming. DuH! (at a capped 5% limit) |
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | I've heard it's only about cable modem internet access fees (taxes to those who can see through the smoke).
If that's the case, TW was correct in not collecting them from the subscribers for the local socialists. |
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xillusionx
| Well someone asked how could they let them go this long without paying the fees. My local cable franshie board this year or last year bitching at bright house for not paying their bills. They have someone look over the books every so many years and at times they get way behind. 4 years I can believe after watching local meetings. I think cable companys always collect the money and forget to pay them the full amount. They probably make interest off it before they give it to them. LOL
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kfsutops
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join:2002-08-19
Brandon, FL
clubs: | reply to Rob
Re: What about??
My point is, this is a non issue. Just some local governments talking out of their asses. |
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mrchris
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join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | reply to voiplover
Re: It an't ever over till the fat lady lawyer sin
you got that right
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| reply to gpancner
Re: Bologna
Exactly.
This is just another case of Minnesota politicians refusing to believe that the FCC has the power to pre-empt whatever socialist approach they want to take to new technology.
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| reply to xillusionx
Re: huh
This has gone on 4 years because Minneapolis knew it would lose if it pushed the point, and TW knew that the case, already a winner for TW, was getting better and easier every day.
Now that it's time to close this out, either Minneapolis will drop it or there will be a quick court case.
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Chiyo
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join:2003-02-20
Minneapolis, MN
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| oh yippie ALL of the twin cities and surrounding communties will be Comcast cast country. if you live in the cities it's only comcast or Time warner for cable and qwest only if your lucky for dsl.
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Kip patterson
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join:2000-10-23
Columbus, OH
| reply to justmesqui
Re: Thet are loaded
Actually, it is more like extortion. The city has no right to levy franchise fees on cable modem services. It's been to the Supreme Court before. The city successfully got nearly a million out of Comcast over the same issue, but Comcast did not end up paying the fees.
Nor are they going to get away with witholding approval of the transfer. The law is that the city "must not unreasonably withhold approval".
The city is just trying to get income by pressuring TW. I doubt that TW will knuckle under. |
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | reply to Chiyo
merger
They will merge in the upcoming future watch .. |
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