snipper_cr
join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL
clubs: | If naperville...
If naperville isnt getting the upgrade in infrastructure... the other portions of DuPage county wount be seeing it for a long time either...
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op
join:2005-07-16
Smyrna, DE | Cause all they(AT&T) want to do is just cherry pick.  |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| I would be pissed if I lived there!
If I found out that my local municipality had effectively prevented a carrier from building (at no charge to me) an advanced network that would give me more options at a lower price I would be VERY angry. People on this site always bitch and moan about how the telco's and ISP's never build out to smaller communities, and yet in this case they (at&t) tried and was actually forbidden to do so! The irony is thick I tell you.........
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Old_Grouch
Don't just sit there silly DO something
Premium
join:2004-05-26
Greenwood, IN
clubs:
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| Don't you mean shame on your local officials unless your neighborhood is one that would be skipped without the build-out requirement?
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Techie714
join:2005-08-02
Anaheim, CA
·ViaTalk
| AT&T SUCKS!!
I'm not sure what happened in this particular case but in general AT&T is horrible. I'm so glad I got away from the Telcos 2 years ago & I never looked back. AT&T most likely told Naperville that if they built out then for at least the next 10 years NOBODY was allowed to compete with them & the city must see to it.....Just a guess. |
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cwh
join:2006-05-14
San Antonio, TX
| reply to Old_Grouch
Re: I would be pissed if I lived there!
said by Old_Grouch  :Don't you mean shame on your local officials unless your neighborhood is one that would be skipped without the build-out requirement? I suspect there is more to the story. While AT&T is no doubt playing hardball to get what they want, they have maneged to local and state franchise agreements for lightspeed. |
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Corona
It's cool, I'm takin it back
Premium
join:2000-03-14
Aubrey, TX
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Re: AT&T SUCKS!!
said by Techie714 :I'm not sure what happened in this particular case but in general AT&T is horrible. I'm so glad I got away from the Telcos 2 years ago & I never looked back. AT&T most likely told Naperville that if they built out then for at least the next 10 years NOBODY was allowed to compete with them & the city must see to it.....Just a guess. ROFL - keep guessing...
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
·BroadVoice
| reply to Old_Grouch
Re: I would be pissed if I lived there!
said by Old_Grouch :Don't you mean shame on your local officials unless your neighborhood is one that would be skipped without the build-out requirement? If the option is some people can get it versus no people can get it I chose option 1. Anything else is just selfish.
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caliwifi
@covad.net
| reply to Techie714
Re: AT&T SUCKS!!
"The Naperville vote didn’t preclude the company from offering the service, it just requires AT&T to offer it to everyone in the city like the other cable companies do."
The pullout by att is not the citys fault, all the city wanted was the same service for ALL of the resident! |
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mr_cool
join:2003-10-14
USA | cost
And I doubt that cost had anything to do with it, Naperville has a lot of people with money. Also, It was like the #2 town in the US to live in. |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| screw at&t
I've said it before, and I'll say it again!
SCREW AT & T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you don't like what they want to do with telcom infrastructure, BUILD IT YOURSELF or get another company to do the job RIGHT!!!!!!
PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If enough people would cancel service on par with AOL, we'd see some corporate firing of the white collar bastards that have created a NIGHTMERISH beohemuth that just doesn't get it last year, this year, and for years to come.
Does it take getting AT&T DELISTED from the stock exchange on par with RCN corporation, or better yet ENRON to get people to change their behavior???
You can't RUN a company that size like the RIAA/MPAA and say "take it or leave it" because like AOL, people WILL LEAVE IT and RECORD THE CALL FOR ALL TO SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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58483323
Gurt me
join:2003-06-23
Normal, IL | reply to wifi4milez
Re: I would be pissed if I lived there!
Naperville isn't a small community. It's the fourth largest city in Illinois..
And I agree, AT&T shouldn't be cherry picking. |
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
clubs:
·Verizon Online DSL
| Screw the people just show me the money.`
The town was willing to let some residents go without as long as at&t paid the tax as if they were wired. I'm happy New Jersey now has a state wide TV franchise law. Local politicians are a a bunch of hacks.
quote:
Burchard said the city even offered one option where AT&T wouldn’t have to provide full coverage if it paid the $1.7 million the city receives annually in cable franchise fees. He said that was rejected by AT&T.
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HotRodFoto
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Denver, CO
| Well if AT&T won't
Heaven knows Naperville has enuff cash to build it themselves. I lived there for over 10 years, they are anything but cash strapped and I would venture a guess that just about every household in Naperville has the internet. I think AT&T may have just picked the wrong city to say no to.
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | reply to op
Re: If naperville...
Naperville is one very juicy cherry. You might want to do some research before you parrot nonsense.
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Techie714
Re: AT&T SUCKS!!
Naperville is served by two cable companies (Comcast and WOW) along with AT&T and has wireless available in parts of the city. It is also one of the most demographically desirable municipalities in the country.
There is already quite the competitive environment there.
Where did you get your information?
POSTED AT 18:28 CDT. Post hold my ass.
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
clubs:
·Verizon Online DSL
| Coulld this have been the problem?
Naperville is a city in DuPage County, Illinois and Will County, Illinois. Two different counties, how the heck can a town be in two different counties?
Does the county get involved in the hustle a buck negotiations? Will Microsoft have to pay a bribe to each town when they use the net-neutral pipe to provide HDTV? |
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
clubs:
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to HotRodFoto
Re: Well if AT&T won't
said by HotRodFoto : I think AT&T may have just picked the wrong city to say no to. Why do you say that? The town said no to at&t. Well the town said yes if at&t would pay extortion money. |
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viperpa33s
Why Me?
Premium
join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
·Bright House
| reply to wifi4milez
Re: I would be pissed if I lived there!
said by Old_Grouch :
said by wifi4milez :
If the option is some people can get it versus no people can get it I chose option 1. Anything else is just selfish.
I am sure if you were skipped and you had no other choice of advanced broadband, you would be screaming up a storm. |
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owenhome
keeper of the magic blue smoke
Premium
join:2002-07-13
Bentonville, AR |  reply to op
Re: If naperville...
Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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