 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | Pathetic quote:
A new report regarding cell phone coverage in West Virginia has found that an overwhelming majority of residents feel that rural coverage is of utmost importance and is a pressing need that should be taken seriously by the local government.
What are they waiting for? Go build it!
Pretty sad how so many people now wait for the government to do everything for them.
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| I seem to recall that at one time our nation was a representative democracy, with the 'people' directing actions of government, including expenditures for infrastructure.
Perhaps the people of W. Virginia will direct their government to spend their money to build a communications system, rather than spend their money to appease a corporation. |
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said by pnh102:What are they waiting for? Go build it! Pretty sad how so many people now wait for the government to do everything for them. where are they going to get the spectrum? the FCC keeps allowing the incumbents (for the major part) to suck up any and all spectrum.
so if the incumbents that own the spectrum aren't interested in providing service in their area, how do you propose they "Go build it!"?
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | How did Ford invent the assembly line process?
How did Bell invent the phone?
How did Edison invent the light bulb?
How did Carnegie build the domestic steel industry?
People can do things if they really want to. Why should the government be expected to do this?
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Chandler, AZ | and how did ma bell set up a system of interconnected lines for phone service?
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I will type slowly so you understand.
they need licensed spectrum (as far as I know).
they don't have and can't get licensed spectrum because it's mostly (entirely?) owned by the incumbents, who don't give a sh1t about WVa.
are you suggesting they defy the laws of the U.S. and illegally use licensed spectrum? I assume you certainly don't want them to "beg" the government for spectrum. Maybe they should kidnap the CEOs of the incumbents and hold them for spectrum ransom. That's taking the initiative. |
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I think its more of the government requiring the cellcos to expand service, not build the service. The government (paid for by the people) is the only entity that can do that. I know that if I (paid for by just me) went to the cellco and demanded they expand coverage, they'd just laugh at me. I pay taxes to an entity that is supposed to be doing what's in MY best interest, and if there's something that a corporation cant/wont do then the entity I pay my taxes to needs to step in and make something happen. It's not "waiting" for the government to help us, it's asking the government to do their fckin jobs. |
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 DownTheShoreTag, you're itPremium
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I was in Morgantown WV last winter with my nephew, checking out WVU. We were in the same hotel room, yet his Verizon phone got no signal, while my AT&T phone connected.
The US govt. has a tendency to make rural projects governmental ones, because the private companies don't see enough profit in it. TVA, anyone?
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | reply to nasadude
said by nasadude:they need licensed spectrum (as far as I know). I guess there will be no wireless broadband for WV then, until of course, the government comes and gives it to that state.
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