 FBGuyPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL
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| reply to thegeek
Re: $1500? quote:
While the companies probably don't like eating these costs, the source article omits the fact that most of these telcos (small and large alike) have been subsidized billions for years for services they may -- or may have not -- ever actually provided.
I could care less how much it costs if they have been getting subsidized for services that they may or may not have ever provided.
They can suck it up and just keep the phone there. |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | said by FBGuy:
I could care less how much it costs if they have been getting subsidized for services that they may or may not have ever provided.
They can suck it up and just keep the phone there.
Why? If no one is using it. Payback? Getting even with the man? Yes, that would be really productive. |
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Why do you care about a pay phone that's in a town you will probably never visit? |
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FBGuyPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL Reviews:
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| reply to Linklist
said by Linklist:said by FBGuy:
I could care less how much it costs if they have been getting subsidized for services that they may or may not have ever provided.
They can suck it up and just keep the phone there.
Why? If no one is using it. Payback? Getting even with the man? Yes, that would be really productive. No. They are being paid for it. Either way they are going to get the subsidy, they should provide the phone. |
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FBGuyPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL | reply to battleop
Are you trying to imply that I'm selfish enough to not care about the citizens of Podunk, Nebraska? |
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 firephotoFacts hurtPremium
join:2003-03-18
Brewster, WA | "I have mine, who cares about them."
-- Conservative America |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | reply to FBGuy
What is the company getting paid? What's the subsidy for this one unused, unneeded phone? |
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FBGuyPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL Reviews:
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| said by openbox9:What is the company getting paid? What's the subsidy for this one unused, unneeded phone?
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K & M isn't alone since Nebraska's Public Service Commission requires each town in the State to have at least one 24-hour public pay phone. While the companies probably don't like eating these costs, the source article omits the fact that most of these telcos (small and large alike) have been subsidized billions for years for services they may -- or may have not -- ever actually provided
it was conveniently left out of the article. |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | You're right, Karl Bode  conveniently didn't quantify his opinion. |
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"They have something I don't, where's mine?"
--Liberal America |
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I'll be honest. I don't care about what's going on in Podunk, Nebraska. |
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FBGuyPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL Reviews:
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| reply to openbox9
said by openbox9:You're right, Karl Bode conveniently didn't quantify his opinion.
And yet we all continue to eat it up. |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | Some do. Others try to point out some of the facts surrounding various opinions thrown around here. |
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BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH | reply to Anon
Re: $1500? Excuse me, I am not doubting that it costs $1500, or that it made $3.25 in a year. I am simply making commentary on that. So don't go around blaming me for saying things that I clearly and obviously didn't say. |
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