heimdm
join:2008-06-22
Martinsville, IN | reply to b10010011
Re: Deadman walking... Keep in mind that large providers like ATT and Verizon do not get USF funds. So by spinning the rural areas off they are eligible for federal fundering. Then in several years after additional investment has been made in the small lec that is loaded with debt from buying the lines from verizon will go bankrupt and verizon and get the upgraded area back for cheap. |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | said by heimdm:Keep in mind that large providers like ATT and Verizon do not get USF funds. AT&T and Verizon most certainly do get USF funds for their rural lines but it's a lower amount per line. Also when Verizon spins off their rural lines the subsidies stay the same. Fairpoint would be in much better shape if it could collect the same USF subsidies on the former Verizon lines as it does on its other lines. |
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