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 ·RoadRunner Cable
| This part is so true. "James goes on to pretend that consumers facing anti-competitive practices can simply switch providers, which is the oldest and worst sort of fiction"
Here where I live, my choices for broadband internet are as follows: Time Warner Cable.
That's it.
Due to HOA rules, I can not put up a dish for satellite - I live on the north side of the building on the lower level, I would have to put the dish on a tall pole to get it to a sufficient height to be able to see the satellite's over the buildings. I live too far away from the down town Kenosha DSLAM to get any sort of DSL. U-Verse is slowly making its way to my area, but the Condo association wont let them put the VRAD boxes on the property. There are no other cable companys that serve our area...
Where are these "other providers" to switch to?
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| From one TWC-only city to another...
Well actually, our situation is worse. Windstream bought the company that bought the company that provided 1.5/512 DSL as a DLEC on Verizon's infrastructure. Problem is, most of Verizon's infrastructure around here doesn't support DSL.
The result: some areas can get $50 1.5 Mbit DSL, but most areas have TWC as the sole option for decent-speed internet. |
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 ILpt4UPremium
join:2006-11-12
Lisle, IL
kudos:4
 ·AT&T U-Verse
 ·AT&T Yahoo
1 edit | reply to Warmachine99
The FCC says a HOA cannot prevent you from putting up a dish, despite what your HOA states.
»www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html
Also, if U-Verse is coming your way, no VRAD is installed on your property or the Association's property. A VRAD is installed adjacent to the current Phone Company Cross Connect Box which already exists on public right-of-way. |
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Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
| I know all about that rule, and even quoted it to the HOA. They then told me that "any external structure such as antenna masts or dish poles needed to be approved by the HOA and the village, and good luck getting the village to approve it".
Apparently they dont want things up in the air to contaminate the 'rustic look' of the area...
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ILpt4UPremium
join:2006-11-12
Lisle, IL
kudos:4 Reviews:
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Yahoo
| According to the FCC, as long as the mast is no more than 12 feet tall, and it is erected from "your" area/space (ie a balcony or patio), there is nothing the HOA and/or Village can do to prevent it legally. If the dish would have to be mounted from a common space, then the HOA can prevent it. |
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| reply to Warmachine99
said by Warmachine99:"James goes on to pretend that consumers facing anti-competitive practices can simply switch providers, which is the oldest and worst sort of fiction" Here where I live, my choices for broadband internet are as follows: Time Warner Cable. That's it. Due to HOA rules, I can not put up a dish for satellite - I live on the north side of the building on the lower level, I would have to put the dish on a tall pole to get it to a sufficient height to be able to see the satellite's over the buildings. I live too far away from the down town Kenosha DSLAM to get any sort of DSL. U-Verse is slowly making its way to my area, but the Condo association wont let them put the VRAD boxes on the property. There are no other cable companys that serve our area... Where are these "other providers" to switch to? Don't forget people who have 0 choices.
I really wish that the congressmen would wake up already and see that ISPs have a monopoly and NEED to be regulated until competition gets into the same area.
I think to be fair to everyone, the company's prices should only be regulated IF there is no other competition in the area...otherwise let capitalism do its work. By competition I just don't mean people who have DSL and the CO is full, I mean something like wireless internet access vs Comcast where you can jump ship to both in a heartbeat.
If that happens, wanna see how fast network technologies get innovated just so all the ISPs have the latest greatest tech to show off to get new customers? |
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1 edit | reply to Warmachine99
said by Warmachine99:Due to HOA rules, I can not put up a dish for satellite This isn't a "network neutrality" issue (unless you're one of the lobbyists who believes that anything their clients want can be rolled in). However, you should know that the FCC's OTARD rules prohibit any homeowner's association from stopping you from putting up a satellite dish. You can file a complaint with the FCC and get an expedited ruling.
You should also check for WISPs in your area. Perhaps the WISP's antenna site is visible from your window or yard. |
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| reply to ILpt4U
Re: This part is so true. I would have to go up roughly 30 feet. |
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By law you can actually place a pole up to 20 feet above the roof line if needed. The ONLY exception is if the community has an exception listed with the FCC and THEY are responsible for making the claim that you can't put it there to have you take it down. |
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Read the rules. You can go above the roof line as defined in the law and THEY have to petition the FCC to have it removed, not you.
HOA's are generally on a power trip, especially when you get new leaders/members that want to change the world and force their ideas on it's members. |
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| the FCC doesn't make laws. They make "rules". |
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1 edit | Regardless, you can put up the device per the rules and it is on them to petition the FCC to have it removed. |
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