 tschmidtPremium,MVM
join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
kudos:5
 ·Fairpoint Commun..
 ·Hollis Hosting
| Rights of Way rental I think it is a good idea. I'd rather see States and towns generate revenue by taxing Rights-of-Way then using Franchise agreements.
Franchise agreements made sense when the Cable TV provider had to have a local presence to deliver the service but with the emergence of IPTV that is no longer the case.
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 amarryatVerizon FiOS
join:2005-05-02
Marshfield, MA
 ·Verizon FiOS
| said by tschmidt:I think it is a good idea. I'd rather see States and towns generate revenue by taxing Rights-of-Way then using Franchise agreements. Franchise agreements made sense when the Cable TV provider had to have a local presence to deliver the service but with the emergence of IPTV that is no longer the case. /tom I didn't see where the pole tax would make the franchise agreements tax go away. |
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tschmidtPremium,MVM
join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
kudos:5 Reviews:
·Fairpoint Commun..
·Hollis Hosting
| said by amarryat:I didn't see where the pole tax would make the franchise agreements tax go away. As far as I can tell so far it doesn't.
What I would like to see is Franchise agreement go away - because of technology change.
/tom |
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 morboComplete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000 | said by tschmidt:[What I would like to see is Franchise agreement go away - because of technology change. /tom that's fine, as long as significant build-out requirements are mandatory. failure to meet those requirements results in massive fines. else you give too much to telco and nothing to consumers/community. |
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bicker
join:2007-05-10
Burlington, MA | Build-out requirements are ignored anyway. Ask why we aren't offered FiOS service, while folks in the more affluent part of our town are. |
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 james
join:2001-02-26
CWCville USA | said by bicker:Ask why we aren't offered FiOS service, while folks in the more affluent part of our town are. Because people who live in poor areas usually have more important things to spend their money on, such as food or crack. |
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bicker
join:2007-05-10
Burlington, MA | What an idiotic remark!  |
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james
join:2001-02-26
CWCville USA |  Was I being sarcastic? Was I being serious? :O We will never know! |
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bicker
join:2007-05-10
Burlington, MA | And I suppose, as a result, we will never care. |
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