woody7
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join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA
 ·EarthLink
·DSL EXTREME
| hmmmmm....
What this shows, is that there is something to competition. If the telcos/cablecos aren't offering, just get the f#$k out of the way. As I have stated in earlier threads, this isn't just about money, it makes them also look bad to the people for doing what they won't or say they can't do. Affordable broadband. 
Can't wait for the fanboyz to start posting
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major marco
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Stepford, CA
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| said by woody7  : If the telcos/cablecos aren't offering, just get the f#$k out of the way. Why should they when they can just as easily:
(1) Buy a politician
(2) Sponsor astroturf groups to generate FUD
(3) Convince clueless consumers that the apocalypse is nigh if
ISPs (a) don't get to do whatever they want whenever they want and/or (b) get to crush municipal broadband.
These billion dollar corps didn't get that way by playing by the rules. First rule of thumb in any government regulated monopoly/duopoly is to buy yourself an opportunistic politico masquerading as a man of and for the people.
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
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said by woody7 :What this shows, is that there is something to competition. ... Unfortunately, it also shows the incumbents will do anything to stop competition, even where they have no interest in offering service or upgrading existing service.
The other unfortunate thing is how clueless the vast majority of broadband customers are that the incumbents do crap like this. They will likely never hear about this or any of the several other places where the incumbents are fighting like hell against a city or county building out broadband infrastructure.
But.....that's why they fight like hell to stop them - they want to nip it in the bud. The more cities/counties/whatever build their own systems and offer superior services at lower prices, the more people will hear about it. Eventually, the evidence of what the lack of competition is costing U.S. consumers will become evident even to the clueless.
The incumbents don't want people to know how much they're being ripped off and they don't want the gravy train to stop. |
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