FiberNow
@cox.net | Hoping the citizens do the right thing... 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. | |
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teach
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Denver, CO | Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... I sure hope they make it. | |
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ezric
join:2003-05-29
Minden, LA | Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... 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. | |
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join:2005-06-19
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| Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... 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. | |
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ezric
join:2003-05-29
Minden, LA
| Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... said by 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. 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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teach
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Denver, CO
| 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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FiberNow
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| Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... 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. | |
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teach
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join:2000-09-21
Denver, CO
1 edit | Re: Hoping the citizens do the right thing... who was incorrect? | |
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MonkeyPox4
join:2004-12-21
Lafayette, LA | 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. | |
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nelsong
join:2001-11-03
Lafayette, LA | 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. | |
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