 lml2000Whazzup
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Some comments:
LA a Jewel? This is the word that WAS used to DESCRIBE Century's LA assets when it put its systems on the block. Adelphia has taken this jewel of a franchise and squandered it with its ineptitude and stupidity. After 3 years of "management" the franchise's best subs have left the system for DBS, most will never return.
Cella Dwella. I feel your pain. I used lived in the Palisade Highlands in 1997-98 when Century was telling everyone "cable modem service after first of the year ['98]." Spielberg used to call Century to see when cable modem service was coming. When it didn't, he had Verizon lay at T-3 to his house, as a special deal for some SKG business. Verizon got their hiney spanked by the PUC for shifting the cost of that T-3 onto the backs of ratepayers such as yourself. I moved to Bel-Air in mid-98 where Century's plant is an utter POS. Outages every couple weeks. Last straw was when the cable went on a Friday, just an hour before the 6th or 7th Laker playoff game against Portland in May 2000. I, too, switched to DTV when local feed were first offered, and have been a happy camper ever since. I pay the same as my next door neighbor per month, only he had digital cable with no premium channels; I have about 150+ channels w/HBO, all digital, as you know. Next week I finally get DSL from PacBell off an RT. In short, I can relate.
Rigas. Clearly the guy lives in a dreamworld. Now he's awoken to his worst nightmare. Maybe the folks around him to put him on suicide watch.
Departure from LA Market. emhinkes has got it right. Its best for Adelphia to unload its LA assets. The fact that Adelphia pulled all adult programming illustrates that the corporation is not maximizing the value of the franchise here. I respect the guy for his morals, but he should leave them at home, or go home. I hope he decides to do the latter. He will make a lot of people in LA happy.  |
