brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL |  Bug off
Bellsouth what's wrong? Can't take the heat? |
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ricep5
Premium
join:2000-08-07
Jacksonville, FL
 ·AT&T Southeast
 ·AT&T CallVantage
·VoicePulse
 ·Comcast Formerly ..
1 edit | Same as Geneva....but different
Basically holding Lafayette to the same rules that Geneva IL is trying to uphold with AT&T.
The law BS quotes begins here..
»www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=285523 |
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pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA | reply to brianiscool
Re: Bug off
It's all about the Benjamins. |
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Raptor
Not a Dumptruck
join:2001-10-21
London, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
·Bell Sympatico
| How does this happen....
...when a single corporation, driven by green, can sue a town, of voters/elected members who democratically VOTED on a plan to improve their city.
If corporations can successfully squash government/citizen voted actions out in the open through the court systems, we are in trouble.
Clearly the town wants next gen. type fibre, BellSouth should get on the wagon and offer up some type of agreement to help or anything, instead of doing nothing but trying to suck the town dry. God forbid they have significant competition.
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Dydion
join:2001-03-07
Baton Rouge, LA | Is this the same?
Is this the same thing?. Says they're dropping the lawsuit. |
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ib50MbSoon
Formerly TwoKDialup
Premium
join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI
| The difference is...
...if Lafayette runs the project, it will be city-wide wall-to-wall carpet.
The typical telco only wants to toss out a couple of throw-rugs for the wealthy.
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
| reply to Dydion
Re: Is this the same?
yes. |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
1 edit | reply to Raptor
Re: How does this happen....
said by Raptor  :...when a single corporation, driven by green, can sue a town, of voters/elected members who democratically VOTED on a plan to improve their city. Because the state in which that town resides in passed a law in 2004 alleging to protect private telecommunications businesses from unfair government competition — called the Local Government Fair Competition Act .
Perhaps the local government should shoulder some of the blame for passing such a law. Does it make it right for cable & telco's to be able to sue? Who knows, its in the eye of the beholder. |
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Minister
join:2002-01-02
Fleeting | quote:
its in the eye of the beholder
Isn't that the truth.  |
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spepper
join:2003-11-09
USA
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instead of doing that, why doesn't Bell South spend its resources (intead of putting lawyers to work, God knows we have enough of them already), to actually building the infrastructure to compete with that? Remote DSLAM's. etc. to extend the range of their service areas??? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW-- |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | ?
why can businesses sue these cities? Wouldnt the company want the city to lay the groundwork so it is cheaper for the teleco? |
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pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
·Mediacom
| Mostly because these cities politicans have been bought by the telcos and cable companies, passing "Anti Competition" legislation.
Imagine for just a moment if these clowns would have spent a fraction of the money they've wasted trying to oppose muni broadband options, and invested it in their networks? |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
| sounds like there should be a good for the community clause or technology advancement clause that would help the community . Like emminant domain for internet lines. If the teleco is not going to fix the blight the city will(blight as being slow copw lines) |
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GhostDoggy
join:2005-05-11
Duluth, GA | reply to jgkolt
I thought Utah's project Utopia acted as you are describing, which means the municipality installs the facilties and provides wholesale access to anyone and everyone for resale of services. |
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urwrong
@cox.net | reply to Cod
Re: How does this happen....
law was passed by STATE after very serious politicing by BS. problem at this point is question of whether the LUS parent utility company can shoulder financial responsbility to improve bond rate. LUS lawyers and BS lawyers agree to disagree. |
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lawrence171
Evilly Yours - Evilness
join:2001-12-24
Canada | reply to brianiscool
Re: Bug off
Why can't the government just wack everyone of Bell South's lawyers?
They're getting awfully annoying.
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What I used to be I no longer am... God, why can't you freeze time for my sake? |
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brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL | Imagine if Bill Gates did this in the 80's to regulate users to only use Windows based on each state. lol |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | reply to spepper
Re: instead of that
Well they would but they have to waste money to hold off unfair competition. |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to brianiscool
Re: Bug off
said by brianiscool :Bellsouth what's wrong? Can't take the heat? Because they know fibre wins against DSL every time.
telco's just need to dump this dinosaur known as DSL. look at all this unlit fibre that was laid decades ago.
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anonposter
@optonline.net | Ma Bell
Ma Bell OwNz Joo! |
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