| Wow, there is alot I see you do not understand about this mis-deal between Verizon and Fairpoint!!! This is the BIGGEST case the PUC's in the 3 states have ever seen, and worth looking into before forming an opinion. I would ask you, with Fairpoint did you even have DSL to be able to use thier outsoursed support? Fairpoint outsourses more than just thier DSL support, look into it... Now, you have worked through the process with the "BIG V", hows the service?
DSL is an outdated internet access technology in the industry. Its like putting a patch on an old tire...it will get you by, but... Not long ago, most homes had second telephone lines dedicated to dial-up internet access. Today most of these lines have been disconnected or traded for DSL or CATV access. Dail-up(64Kbps) became the whipping boy of DSL(3Mbps)and today DSL is the whipping boy of FIBER(100Mbps). DSL (3Mbps),CATV(10Mbps) and FIBER(100Mbps) are all technologies offered to the home, if the network can support it. The current copper based telephone network can only bundle voice and limited data, CATV and FIBER networks can bundle voice, data and video on demand services.
The goal in todays information age, is to be on the fastest data platform possible. Fairpoint cannot afford FIBER. Fairpoint is promising DSL to the "last pole in Maine". AARP data shows 85% of the state of Maine, already have access to the internet by either DSL(3Mbps) or CATV(10Mbps). A study released this past summer said 40 % of the income earned in Maine was generated around Portland, not the Alagash. If the MOST of Maine is to remain competitive, this state will need to be developing towards FIBER not DSL. Page 24 of the Hearing Examiners report to the MPUC states, that one of the key ojectives for Verizon was to eliminate or minimize the tax consequences through a complicated tax code called The Reverse Morris Trust. Because of this condition, other more suitable companies were not considered. This state does not need the DSL detour or the only buyer intown, because of tax considerations for Verizon. I urge people to contact thier legislative representitives and ask them to contact the governor to protect the consumer and support stopping this sale... From financial and technical perspectives,this sale is not the right sale for our state... check this article, in The Portland Phoenix based on confidential MPUC testimony about Fairpoint's financial model ... »thephoenix.com/article_ektid51485.aspx |
