Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
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join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
 ·AT&T Midwest
 ·Site5.com
 ·Comcast
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Re: This is a sad story
said by DarkLogix  :wow just wow they're his only choice for "good" internet and they might be able to get away with charging an arm and a leg or more but they wouldn't even deal We tried to bargain when it came to my grandmother and getting cable TV. They would budge if we paid $10,000. Eventually, the run came down the street, but the point is that it was a shame it worked out that way. |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | I'd say if she paid the 10K that they should pay her a fee if anyone else uses that drop |
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mousky
join:2004-02-12
Windsor, ON
| Municipalities do that when a developer wants to extend services (sewer, water, etc) to a development in an area that will have services in the near-future. We call them "Oversizing charges" and whenever someone else connects to the service, the developer or owner gets a rebate or credit. |
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