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Re: Mapping No, the onus is on YOU to DEFEND this shitty mapping proposal owned and crafted by AT&T.
How is it in the public interest to send $350 million to AT&T? We know their financial interests are to lie and claim that the country is fully wired for broadband. This proposal would be worse than what we're doing now as it will create an air of legitimacy to the lies being spewed by telco and cableco PR departments. |
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1 edit | said by morbo:No, the onus is on YOU to DEFEND this shitty mapping proposal owned and crafted by AT&T. How is it in the public interest to send $350 million to AT&T? 1st - the mapping proposal isn't owned by AT&T. That is an accusation never proved, by one group - Public Knowledge. »www.publicknowledge.org/node/252···ent-1546
2nd - the money isn't going to AT&T. It would be going to Connected Nation, an independent group.
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said by morbo:No, the onus is on YOU to DEFEND this shitty mapping proposal owned and crafted by AT&T. I asked a simple question that people can't/won't answer. I don't need to defend anything. I'll ask you the same question as ropeguru  and digitalfreak , what is your proposal?said by morbo:How is it in the public interest to send $350 million to AT&T? Where did you get that from? How is AT&T getting $350M for broadband mapping?said by morbo:We know their financial interests are to lie and claim that the country is fully wired for broadband. I don't understand this claim. AT&T only stands to gain more $$ from grants, subsidies, and USF-like slush funds to continue wiring the country if President Obama's administration is truly sincere about wiring the US.said by morbo:This proposal would be worse than what we're doing now as it will create an air of legitimacy to the lies being spewed by telco and cableco PR departments. You're right, long live mapping by zip code where the US is nearly 100% connected with broadband  |
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Connected Nation's board is stocked to the brim with telco execs. I can provide you with a link detailing the board members and their significant ties to the big businesses if you actually care. |
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| said by sonicmerlin:Connected Nation's board is stocked to the brim with telco execs. I can provide you with a link detailing the board members and their significant ties to the big businesses if you actually care. I've seen it. Thanks.
All that proves is that Connected Nation will be well placed thru contacts to obtain the data they need easily and without any fuss or muss.
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| "All that proves is that Connected Nation will be well placed thru contacts to obtain the data they need easily and without any fuss or muss."
If its such a no fuss or muss with their contacts; whats been the major malfunction up to this point? With such easy and simplicity as you seem to imply with your, ...no fuss or muss, why wold they even ask for money for something so simple when the nation is so strapped. |
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