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hoyleysox

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Not too bad of an article by Kushnik

He does have a point about astroturfing - it is deceptive. However, a lot of businesses are funding charity groups. They get a tax write-off for donating to a non-profit and they get to communicate their message.

However, I don't understand how rolling out FTTP and providing an alternative to cable and satellite is "not in their members' best interests".
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dynodb
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said by hoyleysox See Profile :

However, I don't understand how rolling out FTTP and providing an alternative to cable and satellite is "not in their members' best interests".
You mean let companies provide a competitive service to a community without draconian regulations? Why you filthy Captialist! How dare you suggest that private industry be allowed to make a profit on a non-essential service without government micro-management!

To answer your question- the state franchising laws encouraging competition probably is in the best interest of the groups in question. However, this is BBR where anyone who supports a position that favors a service provider- no matter what potential benefit there might be to customers- just has to be a bought and paid for shill or troll. That someone might just favor free enterprise doesn't register on the radar around here.
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