this "demand to know" issue should spread in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18549662 en Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:55:10 EDT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:55:10 EDT Re: this "demand to know" issue should spread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18552316 dvd536 : Its not about cable at all. its that they want to be able to cherrypick which areas they'll deploy in.
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said by OverModded See Profile :

They are cutting off their nose to spite their face.
Not as far as they're concerned. They're simply choosing to discourage telcos from coming in, cherry-picking, and offering service to only a portion of their citizens. The towns decided that such a development would be worse than no telco TV at all. IMHO it's a reasonable position. As representatives of all their citizens, they have an obligation to look out for all of them, when granting certain permissions to private firms to utility the right-of-way and other public resources.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18550358 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:16:29 EDT Re: this "demand to know" issue should spread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18550240 RayW :
said by morbo See Profile :

uh, no. if telco isn't coming to town and they have to disclose that information, then how is starting a muni system cutting off their nose? telco isn't coming! muni is a competition to cableco. competition is good, right?
Except some people tend to think that once the government has given up something (like internet, telephone, etc), then they should not ever be allowed back in, no matter what the level or what the reason or what the majority of the tax payers (well, we all know that the 'majority' is 51% of the 10% who bother to vote) want. And they pay good money to 'law makers' to ensure that muni's can not carry out the will of the local people.
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said by OverModded See Profile :

And quite the snag in providing competition to cable providers. They are cutting off their nose to spite their face.
Well, the telcos moaned and hollered for these changes, and now they have to live with the FCC order's ambiguities. This one-size-fits-all-not-really approach is one of the reasons the FCC (until now) has kept out of the local franchise arena.

I would think you of all people would hate unelected bureaucrats in D.C. telling folks how to run things in Hometown, USA. As the Wikipedia entry for the 10th Amendment says:
"The Amendment, which makes explicit the idea that the federal government is limited only to the powers it is granted in the Constitution, is generally recognized to be a truism."
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said by morbo See Profile :

this would put quite the snag in telco video roll-out plans. seems only fair though. if telco isn't coming to town anytime soon, cities can start muni systems.
And quite the snag in providing competition to cable providers. They are cutting off their nose to spite their face.
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