AnonUser2
@motive.com
| reply to xerxes3642
Re: Franchise agreements protect customers
This is the positive side. The dark side is that its a squeeze play for the city to get voice/data/video services for employees, city bldgs and departments, etc. I know this from personal experience. The city of San Jose remained locked in a battle with TCI/ATT Broadband over high-speed Internet. The city of San Jose lagged literally years behind others in deployment, stuck on issues such as free access for the city. |
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garagerock
Premium
join:2002-06-14
Louisville, KY | aye aye aye! yes, y'all have invested thousands of hours of research on this subject and know, for a fact, that all municipalities in this country are greedy and corrupt and demand such things. (rolls eyes) |
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SD6
join:2005-03-26 | Research? Yes
There has been research done, and the problem is quite common. The FCC will be releasing their findings soon. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
| reply to garagerock
Re: Franchise agreements protect customers
said by garagerock  :... all municipalities in this country are greedy and corrupt and demand such things. This is government we're talking about. Prejudging it to be be corrupt and greedy is perfectly reasonable.
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marigolds
Gainfully employed, finally
Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
| reply to AnonUser2
said by AnonUser2 :
This is the positive side. The dark side is that its a squeeze play for the city to get voice/data/video services for employees, city bldgs and departments, etc. On difference in this case is that Cavalier Telephone is essentially an overbuilder. What that means is that they only have to agree to terms equal to the terms of the incumbent cable company. The negotiations are probably over buildout requirements (which are different for overbuilders), information requirements (i.e. turning over their customer and payment details), and a start date for the licenses and fees involved (as well as possibly the length of the franchise). The "extras" have to be in line with whatever the incumbent already has to do. The city cannot require more than the incumbent provides and is not allowed to give a break for less than the incumbent provides. If the incumbent is already providing free services, than Cavalier has to provide similar free services or provide appropriate contributions to that service (i.e. payments).
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