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james

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Re: Regarding broadband penetration

Isn't the whole point that they were given special treatment by the government, on the condition that a certain percentage of their deployments be in rural areas?
permalink · 2008-01-08 14:40:17 · Reply to this

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Re: Regarding broadband penetration

that and the billions is tax breaks, yes.
permalink · 2008-01-08 15:25:50 · Reply to this

james

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Re: Regarding broadband penetration

Doesn't a tax break count as special treatment?
permalink · 2008-01-08 15:27:11 · Reply to this

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Re: Regarding broadband penetration

said by james See Profile :

Doesn't a tax break count as special treatment?
[sarcasm] no, tax breaks are something the rich and powerful get every day... [/sarcasm] (unfortunately,thats more true than not in the last 5 years)
permalink · 2008-01-09 11:24:26 · Reply to this
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