| why are you suprised by AT&T's unwilliness to work with local communities. Everyone supported their new state/federal franchising that takes power away from locals that would deal with this sort of thing. You handed the emperor executive power in the name of lower prices...so now he gets to do what he wants. |
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DMS1
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Carrollton, TX | said by xerxes3642:suprised by AT&T's unwilliness to work with local communities. Exactly - this is AT&T we are talking about. To paraphrase an old joke:
Q. What is the difference between AT&T and God.
A. God doesn't think he is AT&T. |
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 cbrigante2Cubs 20??Premium
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North Aurora, IL | reply to xerxes3642
Well Illinois hasn't handed it out just yet to my knowledge (but I have a sinking feeling it's right around the corner). |
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Franchise laws do not nor have they ever covered the placement of VRAD's. They've been placing cabinets for decades |
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| yes, but these cabinets are for VIDEO. They have a right to do TELECOMMUNICATIONS upgrades, but they have to pull a franchise to offer VIDEO.
Ask yourself this... Would AT&T would be upgrading to this if they were not trying to offer VIDEO services? The answer is no. |
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| The VRAD only differs in that it offers faster DSL speeds. What AT&T does with it is another matter. |
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