| Qwest Vowed not to Sue! A year ago Qwest was pushing SB66 though the Utah legislature. They hoped that the bill, which made it more difficult to obtain bonds for municipal telecom projects, would kill Utopia and iProvo. During and after the legislative session Qwest vowed that regardless of the outcome, they would not use litigation as a way to foil Utopia or iProvo. We trust the democratic legislative process, they said. Well, SB66 passed with some amendments that softened the impact to Utopia and iProvo. Now Qwest is litigating.
Two years ago, Qwest supported a House bill that was aimed at squelching retail muni-telecom. During the debate, the bill’s sponsors reiterated that the bill was limited in scope and that they would not come back to the table asking for more. The bill passed and a year later they were back with the aforementioned SB66.
Qwest’s spirit of service in action. |
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| If the issues Qwest raises are legit, such as poaching pole space, violating pole structural integrity, cutting Qwest lines, etc., and the Utopia people won't address these concerns, then litigation may be the only answer. I worked in government for over 20 years, and I know that their attitude can be 'Our way or the highway'. Sometimes the courts have to require government entities to follow laws and regulations, as they seem to think that "since we are the government we can do whatever the f*** we want". I would also agree with a previous post that requiring taxpayer money to subsidize and back the bonds being issued to pay for Utopia is not a good use of the public trust. As for public/private competition, I believe we are in uncharted waters when it comes to telco services, and I am afraid this will come out badly for the taxpayers. Government has a way of screwing up even the simplest tasks. |
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| reply to jimqiso
said by jimqiso:Qwest’s spirit of service in action. all ILECs are evil |
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 fiber_manThings Happen For A ReasonPremium
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Port Saint Lucie, FL
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Government screwed up back in 1984 by breaking up AT&T. At least they spent money on their infrastructure. They also had a R & D department (Bell Labs) for future deployment. They placed fiber in the ground back in the early 80's that is still working in places.
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