Re: hello north east ? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r17826375 en Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:52:52 EDT Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:52:52 EDT Re: hello north east ? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17827884 soothsayer15 :
said by Nuts See Profile :

The U.S. government should launch a new program that provides grants and loans for broadband providers to extend service to rural areas, a top executive at Verizon said Monday.


First line of the article.
And the part where Verizon asked or said they should receive the money? Oh that's right! It's not there. Verizon doesn't take anything from the USF fund now. Get your facts straight.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17827884 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:47:07 EDT Re: hello north east ? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17827252 Nuts :
The U.S. government should launch a new program that provides grants and loans for broadband providers to extend service to rural areas, a top executive at Verizon said Monday.


First line of the article. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17827252 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:01:11 EDT Re: hello north east ? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17826554 soothsayer15 :
said by dslextreme See Profile :

So... Verizon wants MORE of the USF money.

How is that not asking for money?
Where does it say that in the article? Don't worry, I'll wait while you find it.

If you read the article, you'd know that Verizon doesn't accept USF money. But don't take their word for it, you can research that yourself.

quote:
Several rural lawmakers have opposed changes to USF.

Gee, I wonder why. Their communities are they ones being under served with broadband. You'd think that they be in favor of Kentucky's model.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17826554 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:12:16 EDT Re: hello north east ? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17826411 dslextreme : So... Verizon wants MORE of the USF money.

How is that not asking for money?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17826411 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:48:09 EDT Re: hello north east ? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17826375 soothsayer15 :
said by DaveNJ See Profile :

Didnt Verizon just dump most of the northeast, and now there are asking for money? sorry, i thought you were a private business, not a grant funded organization. I think comcast should get some grants too, they already serve rural areas.
Nowhere in the article did Verizon ask for any money. If you actually read the article you would find out their suggestion was a change in the USF program which has been relatively ineffective in supplying rural areas with broadband. The vast majority of Verizon's business is in metro areas.

If you knew what you were talking about, you'd know Verizon(or rather their customers) receives a small fraction of what they pay in to the USF. Most of the money goes into the pockets of executives from small local phone companies. Also, cable isn't regulated like telephone service is.

Next time read the article and do some research before making a post.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17826375 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:41:47 EDT hello north east ? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17825611 DaveNJ : Didnt Verizon just dump most of the northeast, and now there are asking for money? sorry, i thought you were a private business, not a grant funded organization. I think comcast should get some grants too, they already serve rural areas.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17825611 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:34:23 EDT