Developments & Exclusive Broadband Contracts > I have to agree with AT&T and Verizon on this one.

I have to agree with AT&T and Verizon on this one.

Your "property"... do you own? are you in a HOA? or are you renting in an apartment complex? Who "owns" the property you live at?
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reply to Timothy28
We ruled out buying a condo recently due to something like this. The community had a contract with someone and the condo fee included rebranded, under strength, Dishnetwork for Tv, and Verizon 1.5/384 Dsl, but it wasn't normal Verizon. It was Verizon Community or Verizon x, or something. When we found out it was nonnegotiable, we walked.
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reply to fiberguy
We rent at a apartment complex. I can't remember who owns it. It was recently purchased and the name of the new company escapes me right now. It was previously owned by greystone they were the ones that signed the contract.

The way it works now, and in my opinion the way it should continue to work, is that since you are renting in a complex, you get what the complex offers you.

The easement runs along the street in front of the complex. When you enter, you're now on private property.

The way I see it, utilities should be required, as they are now, access into the complex. Power, Gas, Water & Sewer. That's it! Cable and internet is not a utility at this time.

If a complex owner doesn't want Cable to come into their complex, then I support that. I do NOT support them keeping the phone company out for cable either. MOST cable does not offer a fail safe, government regulated, network powered phone system like POTS. SOME cable does offer network powered switched based 5ESS phone service. Even then, it's still not network powered in MOST apartment complexes, which should be the requirement for an exclusion of phone.

Example: In this system, there is still switched network powered phone service offered by comcast. While most apartments use a RiSU box inside the apartment, SOME of them have network powered shared RSUs in the boiler rooms or basements meaning the phone service stays on like POTS with no inside equipment.

Bottom line, is that when you rent in an MDU complex or building, you are not offered and extended full rights as a home owner or to simplify it, a NON-MDU dweller. Unless and until the government classifies cable as a utility, I believe that cable SHOULD be kept out at the owners request. Phone, however, IS a utility and MUST be allowed in.

That's my 2-cents.
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"Complaining is the least path of resistance for the self-serving, the lazy, and I’m told it’s a woman’s prerogative..."

reply to Timothy28
Power is another thing we only have one choice for here too cause of another exclusive contract. We can only get it from a company called Coserv.