Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r13894532 en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:33:03 EDT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:33:03 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13902652 nelsong : I for one have already voted yes. I am currently on a business trip up in Virginia, but made sure that I absentee voted yes before I left. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13902652 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:30:16 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13902431 teach : who was incorrect?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13902431 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:58:25 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13900462 MonkeyPox4 : As do I. Getting up early to go vote. If for no other reason to vote for this initiative, stick it to BellSouth for their nonsense-spreading & FUD. I find their behavior offensive.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13900462 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:55:37 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13899384 ezric :
said by Eric Martin See Profile:

So under a presidency of you we wouldn't have municipal power plants, rural electrification, roads, water , military since they would compete with private sercurity guards.

I see. We should let a few corporations who have the funds for big projects to own them and charge the living hell out of us and prevent any new progress .

The good ole monopoly Bell days.
On all of the above utilities, they are monopolies in the their own right and as such there is not any competition.

In this case you have two companies competing for business, and on the verge of spending billions to upgrade their networks. They are both migrating toward ip-everything.
A project like this undermines both. So instead of competion between two, you would rather have a muni monopoly.

All I was saying is I believe in the long run it is not beneficial to the consumer.
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"Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy." -Robert Anthony ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13899384 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:53:08 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13897173 anon : That is incorrect. The city would both build out the network and provide the services. The city has begged Bellsouth and Cox for a public / private partnership, and niether one has offered any package that has been even worth mentioning. Thus, the city has decided that they will provide the services, as well as the fiber.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13897173 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:42:51 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13895885 teach : mmm, I think you may need to read a little more on the issue but the main or big picture is the city would lease not run it. the city is trying to end the digital divide.
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The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.P. G. Wodehouse]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13895885 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:05:00 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13894532 Eric Martin : So under a presidency of you we wouldn't have municipal power plants, rural electrification, roads, water , military since they would compete with private sercurity guards.

I see. We should let a few corporations who have the funds for big projects to own them and charge the living hell out of us and prevent any new progress .

The good ole monopoly Bell days.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13894532 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 21:12:38 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13893389 ezric : Me personally, I am against such a thing. I don't believe the government needs any more control than they already have. For a government that regulates such businesses and then to compete in the business is conflicting. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13893389 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:57:19 EDT Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13893357 teach : I sure hope they make it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13893357 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:53:36 EDT Hoping the citizens do the right thing... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13893343 anon : Lafayette has a tremendous chance to set an example that will hopefully lead to other cities doing the same, and bring in business locally. I will be voting YES, and I hope many others follow suit.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13893343 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:52:08 EDT