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sonicmerlin

join:2009-05-24
Cleveland, OH
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reply to fAcEtIOUs

Re: More proff that we need competiton.

What do you mean? Municipalities frequently grant franchise agreements to cable companies. There have also been many stories on this site about DSL or cable companies preventing municipalities from building their own networks.


fAcEtIOUs
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join:2002-03-03
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said by sonicmerlin:

What do you mean? Municipalities frequently grant franchise agreements to cable companies.
Sure, they grant franchises. But they are no longer EXCLUSIVE, like they used to be 15 years ago. By FCC decision, franchises can NOT be exclusive and shut out competitors.
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