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FFH5
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join:2002-03-03
Tavistock NJ

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FFH5

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Putting onus on communities to give favorable terms

C Spire is using the same strategy as Google - get the communities to beg for service and waive all the franchise rules that used to be applied to the cable companies. Cable companies used to have to bribe communities and their political leaders with free this and free that and with jobs for pols relatives and also pay big franchise fees. Now, with the 1 gbps carrot, the providers are demanding that communities waive franchise fees or accept very reduced fees, provide access, take on lawsuit risks, etc in order to get fiber.

This new attitude may last for awhile, but comapnies should strike while the iron is hot. Sooner or later, the pols and the voters will no longer accept these sweetheart deals to get faster access.
TBBroadband
join:2012-10-26
Fremont, OH

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TBBroadband

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Its easy to get into a city when the state manages the franchise rules. That's what AT&T did. And the cable companies are having their cake with that as well.