DonLibesPremium,ExMod 2001
join:2003-01-19 | reply to JTRockville
Re: Verizon Reaches Agreement with Montgomery County It did feel stupid to deliver a speech to people behind me but I was sitting next to the head of the PEGs and he told me the whole thing was being broadcast on Ch6.
In all, I thought it was quite well attended. A bunch of the cable office staff was there including Jane, Amy, and Keith. Verizon had a big group and both sides brought the lawyers. Comcast was also in attendence. The PEG administration was there. Rockville politicos were there. Someone sent a photographer who took pictures throughout the entire session. Two reporters chatted with us afterward. Besides the one you mentioned, the other was from a Baltimore paper. Oh, and there was a whole row of scouts!!!! (Did you promise they were going to see real live councilmembers at work? Oops!)
Altogether there were easily 40 people. Maybe even 50+, don'cha think? It was a bit silly that the citizens were so outnumbered by the officials but it was a good opportunity to get them to listen. I think they were listening anyway. |
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 JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
 ·Verizon FiOS
| I think there were easily 50+ people in attendance.
I'm not sure why, but I didn't expect to see City of Rockville. I guess I figured they were done mucking things up. But nooooooooooooooo.... they presented an additional list of demands. 
It really took an extra shot of courage to deliver my testimony while they were in the room. |
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DonLibesPremium,ExMod 2001
join:2003-01-19 | Interestingly, I was speaking to the Rockville reps afterward and it sounded like deja vu all over again. Verizon says Rockville has rejected their offers. And Rockville says "What? They've rejected all our offers!" Maybe it's time for another lawsuit? |
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cbrain
join:2000-05-21
Silver Spring, MD Reviews:
 ·Future Nine Corp..
·Google Voice
·Verizon FiOS
 ·DSL EXTREME
| said by DonLibes:Interestingly, I was speaking to the Rockville reps afterward and it sounded like deja vu all over again. Verizon says Rockville has rejected their offers. And Rockville says "What? They've rejected all our offers!" Maybe it's time for another lawsuit? It's like the mother watching the marching band and notices her son is the only one in step.
Verizon has reached agreement with something like 160 jurisdictions. They started construction in Montgomery County earlier than most. It is totally illogical to think Verizon has signaled out Rockville and Montgomery to be especially difficult with. It was Verizon that initiated the litigation. It may be true, but the only way they will convince anybody is to make everything public and they don't. They all get pretty sensitive when asked.
Another simple observation. Verizon answerer's every call and email on this subject and follows up. The Montgomery County executive is a total black hole. I can see him being a major contributor to gridlock on this and every other issue. I'd give the rest of the county people a 50% on giving a reply and a zero on content.
I've come to accept that our primary purpose is to provide the revenue stream they need. That public hearings are a pressure valve and nobody really listens. That they are the professionals and know best, but this is an election year. |
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jaums
join:2005-10-04
Silver Spring, MD | The lack of information released is truly amazing. I can't understand how elected officials can carry on extensive negotiations for more than a year over an issue that the citizens spend typically many hours of a typical day [watching cable TV] and how many millions of dollars and release so little information to the citizens. We are to assume that the elected officials know exactly what they are doing and have our best interests in mind. But, if the complaints against Comcast are any indication, they don't seem to have been doing a very good job so far despite the many years of experience and huge amounts of money they have been collecting for their services over the years |
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JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
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said by DonLibes:Maybe it's time for another lawsuit? Great idea!!
I couldn't stick around to get any business cards - a serious flaw in my planning.
Oh well... I'll just shout:
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