Cherry picking=MYTH

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BF69 Premium join:2004-07-28 Camden, TN 1 edit	Cherry picking=MYTH First of all you can't find me even one case of where this has gone on in state that granted a statewide franchise. Second the myth that at&t and others would only go in "rich" areas and ignore "poor" ones is also a myth. The opposite is likely true. "Rich" people have huge properties thus there are less potential customers per square mile than those that live in "poor" areas where there are lots of properties close together.
BF69 Premium join:2004-07-28 Camden, TN 1 edit	to forum · permalink · 2007-10-16 10:15:25 ·
bogey780 join:2004-03-19 Here kudos:1	Everyone overlooks that here's a complicated algorythm used to deermine who gets what. Generally it can be boiled down to cost of upgrade vs ROI. And yes, sometimes poor areas get advanced services first. Ask IFITL customers how it feels to be using the most advanced FTTC connection of the late 1990s and why they haven't been upgraded.
bogey780 join:2004-03-19 Here kudos:1	to forum · permalink · 2007-10-16 10:26:49 ·
en102 Canadian, eh? join:2001-01-26 Valencia, CA	I agree...part of ROI is the cost to deploy (i.e. how much does it cost to put a VRAD in that area, and run fiber/power to it) and if there's anyone there to use it. Case in point, many parts of Santa Clarita had VRAD's 1 year ago... why ? Because the area was cheaper to deploy (newer POTS lines, and most likely fiber in the area, but not close to a CO). This area was only built -- Canada = Hollywood North
en102 Canadian, eh? join:2001-01-26 Valencia, CA	to forum · permalink · 2007-10-16 11:21:57 ·

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