 odogCable Centric Vendor BiasedPremium,VIP
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Atlanta, GA
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| said by Sumeet0:
Odog,
What you say is not correct.....it's like power company saying that we will only support appliances from XYZ companies. Broadband access is a commodity and when a telco or cable co is dependent upon a muni for access rights...they better make sure that they do not pull a stunt like that. Plus I am against any bid by muni governments to take over the role of an ISP....I am sure there are lots of media/telcos that can replace an incumbent cable co.
just my 2 cents
Regards
the muni has absolutely no jurisdiction over what travels over a broadband operators network. they have no right to say who and or what can be used on the network. the broadband operator at any time can block any program from working at their discretion. they have to face the negative feedback of the customer but it's a choice they have every right to make. this is akin to a muni saying that a cable operator cannot removal or add a specific channel. all they can do is complain, nothing more.
the muni only has very limited power, and it's strongest time is during franchise renewal. at that point they can bargain for concessions, at all other times all they can do is complain.
the electrical analogy is flawed. the power company is only required to deliver 110-120 VAC @60Hz. they are completely agnostic about what equipment you use. as long as they are getting correct "juice" to your house, you can't complain.
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