 LokerPremium
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Fargo, ND | who will this help most urban area's have some sort of broadband already and you can not say it would help rural internet users because they have propane tanks not gas lines |
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| said by Loker:most urban area's have some sort of broadband already and you can not say it would help rural internet users because they have propane tanks not gas lines I'm in a rural area - Actually, most of my region, even the most remote farmers, have natural gas service.
This would be a key service by me.
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| And I am in the Metro Atlanta area and most existing homes in my area, if they are on gas, are on propane. Only the new sub-divides get natural gas, as well as fiber installed..  |
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| ??? Natural Gas is everywhere in Metro Atlanta. Not sure where your neighborhood is, but here in Dekalb and elsewhere ITP (Inside the perimeter) plus most of Gwinnett, Cobb, Clayton & North Fulton and for alot of the newer neighborhoods in Forsyth they are all connected AGL mains. My house was built in 1961, my Mom's in Decatur was built in 1948 and all have had NG since day 1. (My house did used to have a septic tank though) I haven't seen a propane tank within 15 miles of the perimeter for years, though I'm sure there are exceptions. (Wife used to work for Georgia Natural Gas.)
Then again, metro Atlanta does practically strech to Charlotte now. 
As for fiber though, yeah - we're SOL on that in the pre-2000 neighborhoods.
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LokerPremium
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Fargo, ND | reply to Loker
I was saying that the people it would seem to help most as a "last-mile service" all have propane tanks because the gas company neve ran lines out their they just fill up large propane tanks and thats what people use no gas lines |
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| It's the same with BPL. The sales pitch for BPL is that it'll offer "last
mile service" to rural folks who need broadband. Much of the info
I've read indicates it would be too costly to implement away from "town"
As for the BiG?? I wonder if marketing talked to any engineers about
this before publishing their press release?? heehee
I'm halfway tempted to call one of those phone numbers! heeee |
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