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Re: Justified Government Action
said by Kearnstd  :now all the FCC needs to do is end Exclusive rights to towns for CATV. however the states would never allow their cash cow to be killed(aka Franchise Fees that go directly to the general fund). Um, that was ended 11 years ago.
And a series of lawsuits last year quietly prohibited placing franchise fees in the general fund in many states.
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This order will not do what many think it will do
But it is key to understand what it DOES NOT do - and that is force owners of MDUs to provide access to other providers. It allows them to do deals with multiple vendors, but does not force them to deal with more than 1.
Many people are under the impression that this new rule means that owners of apartment buildings will have to provide access to any vendor who wants access. And that isn't true.
This statement by Commissioner Copps explains the above point very well.
»fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a···63A3.pdf
It does not prevent a property owner from negotiating a bulk discount for its residents or bargaining for heightened customer service requirements. Nor does it give any video provider the right to enter an MDU over the objection of the property owner. It simply removes a large obstacle to providing residents of MDUs with the ability to choose among alternative providers serving the surrounding community
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Re: Justified Government Action
Best part is... I wouldn't want a totally 'Free-Market.' Have you ever read stuff about what that would be? I wouldn't want to live in that nightmare.
It's funny, also.. Free Market capitalism is an idea straight out of Liberalism (at least, from the REAL meaning of the term), but the people who espouse is call themselves staunch conservatives.
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