Josimars
join:2001-04-24
Port Chester, NY
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Re: Justified Government Action
Halleujah. If Kevin Martin and his colleagues can pull this off this would be the best thing for poor people and indeed the rest of the econommy since slice bread. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
| said by Josimars  :Halleujah. If Kevin Martin and his colleagues can pull this off this would be the best thing for poor people and indeed the rest of the econommy since slice bread. I don't see how the poor benefit. Even if they get access to more broadband providers, I am sure that for many poor, broadband itself is a luxury. Broadband is probably not high on the list of things to buy when compared to food, clothing, medicine, etc. if one is poor.
I support decisions like these because I am against any artificial barriers to broadband or other next-generation information technology deployment. It doesn't matter if these are put up by the government or by private interests, they do nothing but screw us all as long as these barriers exist.
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UncleDirtNap
join:2006-08-26
Pittsburgh, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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"Halleujah. If Kevin Martin and his colleagues can pull this off this would be the best thing for poor people and indeed the rest of the econommy since slice bread."
Nah, second best. The best thing would be for them to act on the recommendations to end forced bundling.
That would combined with the end to exclusive contracts would really kick start things. |
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jsouth
Jsouth
join:2000-12-12
Wichita, KS
| You do realize this affects only a small percentage of the nation. (I.E. those that live in apartments or small townships that made agreements with cable companies to carry their services.) From what I have heard, the majority are newly built areas and hardly "poor." This ruling has nothing to do with only having one cable company per city or area other that those affected.
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markopoleo
join:2003-04-02
Bonne Terre, MO
·Charter Pipeline
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said by Josimars :Halleujah. If Kevin Martin and his colleagues can pull this off this would be the best thing for poor people and indeed the rest of the econommy since slice bread. How does poor benefit? Article is talking about apartment buildings, developments and MDUs.
Oh wait you are spreading the myth that all people who rent are poor without actually knowing better like most people.
Its a common misconception to associate poor with renting, I would say less than %10 of people who rent from us could not afford a house, the truth is most people rent because they DON'T want a house because renting is easier (insurance, maintenance, higher bills, etc with house) |
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