 GlobalMindDomino Dude, POWER Systems GuyPremium
join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL | reply to batterup
Re: Big government, I'm here to help you. said by batterup:said by GlobalMind:In the deal you mention, government interaction did in fact occur if a "deal" was reached by the state to say Verizon must provide service with x-number of guaranteed subs. That constitutes a government action, and government control as well. The DSL is provided by a business not the government. Correct but the "deal" was made such that it requires Verizon to act. Thus eliminating Verizon's "right" to select where it provides service. That is indeed government control of commerce.
The idea again, is not to compete with the likes of Verizon but rather to fill the gap left by them deciding to not serve a particular area. If the aim in the PA deal was to have the state say "fine we won't try to offer any service" but in kind require Verizon to offer service, then the muni offering wouldn't be necessary.
So I say again, in a case where all of the commerical providers do not wish to offer service to a particular area then I see no issue with a muni project. If the project is there to undercut the commercial provider then yes I have an issue with that.
This is all a matter of intentions.
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 batterupI Can Not Tell A Lie.Premium
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Netcong, NJ
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| said by GlobalMind:The idea again, is not to compete with the likes of Verizon but rather to fill the gap left by them deciding to not serve a particular area. The towns will cherry pick and not provide service to rural areas. Keep up the good work 18th and dropping. |
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GlobalMindDomino Dude, POWER Systems GuyPremium
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Hollywood, FL | said by batterup:said by GlobalMind:The idea again, is not to compete with the likes of Verizon but rather to fill the gap left by them deciding to not serve a particular area. The towns will cherry pick and not provide service to rural areas. Keep up the good work 18th and dropping. Well we know Verizon would cherry pick unless forced to do otherwise, and you're saying the towns will too - presumably for the same reason as Verizon, because they can.
So it sounds like we're just all screwed.
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batterupI Can Not Tell A Lie.Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ Reviews:
·Verizon Online DSL
| said by GlobalMind: Well we know Verizon would cherry pick unless forced to do otherwise, and you're saying the towns will too - presumably for the same reason as Verizon, because they can. So it sounds like we're just all screwed. Yes, Ma Bell is dead and yet the people bitch. |
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