BliZZardX
Premium
join:2002-08-18
Toronto, ON | Competition Wars
Ccable companies are screwed if all telcos do this  |
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steveca
join:2003-11-02
West Friendship, MD | New Competition
Hopefully Verizon will present some healthy competition so that we can all start to see prices become lower. |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv | Wheres my upgrade !??
Have DTV, Wheres my 384 upload upgrade !??  |
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DavisPhotog
Flyingphotog
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-26
Oakland, CA
clubs: | .
Maybe if htey provide cable TV they won't put ads in the program menus like comcast does. In this respect, I love DirecTV.
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Nam Vet
Premium
join:2001-12-03
Allentown, PA | L O L
VZ should be forced by the fcc to stick to phone service. At least until they build out what they already have been paid to do (Pennsylvania)!
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H O W T R U E : If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it |
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11337845
Live free or die
Premium
join:2002-12-20
Seattle, WA | I'll believe this...
I'll believe this when me shit turns purple and tastes like rainbow sherbet. |
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DJMADfx
join:2002-02-27
Bellmore, NY
| Long Island?
I'm really curious to know the other 8 states. I'm hoping NY is one of them. Would be nice for a new cable company on Long Island. THey'd get people to switch very fast.
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Cousin Dave
Trendsetter
Premium
join:2002-10-29
NN,VA | reply to Mactron
Re: Wheres my upgrade !??
Yeah,let's get DSL up to speed,then they can work on Digital TV.
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gimme some moe. |
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handydave
join:2000-12-14
Totowa, NJ
| But can they?
Don't towns have to sign a 5-10 year exclusive contracts with cable companies that don't allow them to bring in competing services? If so, isn't it going to be hard for Verizon to break in? I don't like Verizon, but would love some competition in my town. |
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Jeremy341
Bye
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join:2000-01-06
localhost
| said by handydave  :
Don't towns have to sign a 5-10 year exclusive contracts with cable companies that don't allow them to bring in competing services?
Nope, exclusivity agreements are illegal. |
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Jeremy341
Bye
Premium
join:2000-01-06
localhost
| Not the first time...
Ameritech did this a few years ago in my area. Their "Americast" cable TV product was pretty good. They built a brand new network capable of handling all of the newest technologies, but never offered anything more than analog basic service!
Luckily, the sold off the franchise to WOW, who came in and started offering digital cable, Internet, and soon VoIP. |
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ross
join:2000-08-16 | Fiberoptic cable? Where's my 100MB Internet?
Video, schmideo, I want my 100MB symmetric internet connection now, with everything on it! |
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lflarry1
Analog Is Not A Myth
Premium
join:2003-07-15
THE VOID | Getting Enough Fiber in your diet?
Ah Ha.........
So that's the reason I'm seeing all those Fiber install trucks and men everywhere.
I was wondering about that. |
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TrainBuff
The New Haven Railroad
Premium
join:2003-05-01
Buffalo, NY
clubs:  | reply to DJMADfx
Re: Long Island?
Curious! And they would like to sell all their lines in upstate new York! |
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Integrator
Rock of the Marne
Premium
join:2002-09-02
Keller, TX
| I was wondering what they had planned...
I live in Keller. Verizon was installing all the stuff and actually (it appeared so, I am far from an expert on Fiber) pulling the fiber in my already existing neighborhood. They tore the hell out of my neighbors yard, haha. I just hope this stuff goes active soon. I had Verizon DSL before I moved and bought this house in another area here in Keller and it rocked. YMMV.
Bring it already Verizon, I want to be done with Charter. I pay Charter 131.66 a month for DVR, Gold internet, basic expanded and HBO. |
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GNXPower
Got Boost?
Premium
join:2003-12-18
Huntington Beach, CA
1 edit | reply to Nam Vet
Re: L O L
No kidding. Give back the $2 billion...or at least start these services in areas where they defrauded those taxpayers.
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oldTDNickell
Premium
join:2000-12-19
Federal Way, WA | reply to Integrator
Re: I was wondering what they had planned...
Man thats alot of money to pay a month. |
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jussomeguy
@taintedreality.org
| I'd love to pay that per month for even just his net access..I am paying 109.95/month for 144/144 idsl, for comparison. Lets work on dsl distance before getting into cabletv, mmk? Just ~3,000ft should do it..  |
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BIGMIKE
Premium
join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA | reply to oldTDNickell
Love Competition in the market |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
 ·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| reply to Jeremy341
Re: But can they?
NOT TRUE!
Many cities still have them and are allowed to have them.
As long as the company is are "grand fathered" in the government won't buge especially if its a local cable company.
The city i live in had this. TWC tried for years to get in even tried to sue but it was thrown out of court. but the local company ended up selling to TWC so now we got them.
Also cities can stop companies for using their poles if they own them and pass laws to stop people and companies from digging like they have done in Duluth MN.
Pass laws that say companies can not use the poles on streets and dig holes to put in cable and you have it made.
Duluth pays an anti-trust fine every year but its not as near as what they'd lose if they'd let other companies come in with services they stop like Gas and other services that use cable under the ground
Also i have a friend that lives there. |
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