karlmarx
join:2006-09-18
iraq
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| it will never happen
I've called my state reps, and told them in no uncertain terms that this is a horrible idea. I guarantee you that this won't pass. Our reps represent US, not the megacorps. Just look at how well microsoft has done in our state (we run open source everywhere).
There is NO BENEFIT to the consumer. PERIOD. This benefits the megacorps, at the COST of the local towns right to control the cost of cable tv. I only pay 12.00/month for my cable tv, but I just get the basics.
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| Well, it's been a dud in Texas. over a year now -- and nothing really happening -- other than Charter getting squeezed between Verizon and LightSpeed rollouts. Who'da thought poor 'ol Charter would ever offer 10mbs? (maybe the State Franchise has had had some effect?) |
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tschmidt
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join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
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| reply to karlmarx
said by karlmarx  : There is NO BENEFIT to the consumer. PERIOD. This benefits the megacorps, at the COST of the local towns right to control the cost of cable tv. I disagree. I think technology makes franchise fees irrelevant.
When CATV was first introduced TV delivery was intimately connected to physical delivery (coax cable). With advent of high speed Internet service delivering TV or radio programs, or anything else for that matter, is no longer coupled to first-mile access network. In the not to distant future it will be entirely feasible for a company to set up shop as either an Internet TV station. Even content aggregation much like CATV MSO's due today could be done anywhere on the planet independent of delivery network.
Both public and private space needs to understand the huge impact of Internet technology. Content/services are no longer coupled to the means of delivery. Change in franchise law will have no impact on rights-of-way (ROW) rental fees. Local communities will still be able to generate revenue based on ROW rental.
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chemstoc
join:2001-05-04
Lexington, KY
| reply to karlmarx
said by karlmarx :Our reps represent US, not the megacorps. Just look at how well microsoft has done in our state (we run open source everywhere). ROFLMMFAO ... You are naive, Karlmarx ... Money Talks, Nobody Walks.
Been that way for YEARS ... And as long as you have liberal
representatives who think they know how to spend your money
better than YOU do, it won't change. |
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