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join:2007-03-10
Netcong, NJ | reply to nasadude
Re: WOW 7-2 said by nasadude:You didn't think very hard before you wrote that did you? Because that one statement completely shows the fallacy of the current FCC policy of pushing facilities based competition and allowing the ILECs to get away with not sharing their lines. When are you cable people going to open up your coax to CLEC. You get to leech off the poles. You people never placed one pole. |
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wentlancYou Can't Fix Dumb..
join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH | reply to RadioDoc
For the same reason that you pay taxes to fix a neighbors road that you probably never drive on. 
People ni this country used to do things to help each other. now they only do things to help make money. It's a horrible shame really. |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc:If we are really serious about it we'd just give tax credits to those who own private networks, and shift it all over to some benevolent public-controlled overseer? Really? Where has that ever really worked for anything? Maybe if you have central control and no private ownership there might be a chance you'd get close to the goal, but then what? Where does the money come from? Do you lease it all back to the original companies? How do you keep the government from fucking it up like they do everything else they control? We'll end up with another Amtrak. The horse has been out of the barn so long it's died and its corpse been eaten by jackals. The time to do this was in 1981...I'm afraid there is no going back now. You are 100% correct. The reality is that wired networks (at least copper) are going to to be slowly decommissioned over the next 50 to 100 years until they are left only in obscure locations. As much as everyone hates WIMAX, it or its successors (or variants, etc), will/do offer the chance for someone to build a truly new network to reach subscribers. Whether that person/company is willing to spend billions and then leave it open to competitors remains to be seen, but dont count on that either.
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
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There is a big difference between paying to maintain a public road (or school or police department or fire department or...) and using tax dollars to take a private utility. Especially when the the motives of the government agency doing the taking are unclear, along with it having an absolutely horrid operating record. We're talking about nationalization of existing infrastructure, not some sleepy burg putting up their own fiber to play network operator on.
But more to your example, why should I pay tax money to take my neighbor's private road so it can be turned into a public road, just because someone else wants to use it? How about negotiating with my neighbor for an access easement? Maybe a lease? Maybe something not quite so oppressive?
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wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | said by RadioDoc:How about negotiating with my neighbor for an access easement? Maybe a lease? Maybe something not quite so oppressive? For the last time, please STOP being fair and reasonable! What kind of a forum do you think this is??
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Sorry. I'll go watch O'Reilly and listen to Limbaugh to learn how to do it right...
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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said by RadioDoc:As long as it applies to everyone, including cable and wireless, I see nothing wrong with that. Of course, we both know the probability of that happening is -1. Heh. More like - 1 Billion
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Coming from a probusiness/monopoly person like you of course you call it lazy.
Again my point stands as we all pay enough taxes already that can easily be reallocated to this project just like they do for all their other special little pet projects. |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | A probusiness/monopoly person?
You base that on what, more lazy thinking?
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For the same reason they make you pay local taxes in support of roads and schools you'll likely never use. |
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