Eminent domain could work to take the network away. The state of Maine could just give it to *AT&T at no cost if they will agree to run the phone system.. [I was just using TDS as an example..]
AT&T does know how to run rural phone service, they also have the expertise to fix the problems with the phone system.. I'm not saying that they would, just that company is financially sound and could accommodate a few million more customers without much problem.
rcdailey Dragoonfly Premium join:2005-03-29 Rialto, CA
reply to AMDUSER Verizon, with ancient roots including General Telephone Company, also knows how to run rural telephone service. But Verizon decided to dump rural Maine. Why would AT&T be interested in trying to do what Verizon did not want to do? -- In reality, there is no such thing as a clean human being.
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