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 RickPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT | McCain obviously has other motives..... because his proposal is really bad for the consumer and would essentially shut down all competition. And, the prime example to demonstrate this is happening right here
in Central Ohio.
RoadRunner is offered over two cable systems now in Columbus. Time Warner and Insight Communications.
If you are a Time Warner customer, you can get a CHOICE
of Time Warner RR..Earthlink Cable..or AOL High Speed Cable. And, in some other markets they have added even more, with some local companies being allowed access.
This Choice came about because of the regulations imposed on the AOL~Time Warner merger. That they HAD to open their lines to at least 3 competing ISP's.
Since that time, both Earthlink and AOL High Speed Cable
have offered an alternative to Time Warners RR.
And BOTH Earthlink and AOL Cable offer pricing plans that were LESS than Time Warners. (EL= 41.95 month and AOL you can get down to that price with a yearly plan)...whereas TW RR is 44.95.
Also, since Earthlink came on board..ALSO offering dialup backup with your cable access..Time warner has Also come out with dial access as well.
This is COMPETITION in action. Some RR customers were able to lower their monthly bill, and get Dialup access included in the price as well. And, if they don't like the service TW is delivering...they can switch.
This doesn't affect the speeds..pings etc because it's over the same lines...but it does impact the Customer service..price..and features.
In this same Area..Insight offers ONLY RR. They are a monopoly to those of us who can only be serviced by them.
The only reason AOL/TW is doing this is because they were forced to as part of their merger.
Insight had no such requirements..and certainly hasn't jumped on the bandwagon. And, why would they? When they can have the whole pie to themselves.
Insight has RAISED prices..and many people are seeing lower speeds than the others. Insight offers NO dialup backup access.
Mr McCain really only needs to look at this market to see how WRONG his proposal is.
He's out for one thing, and one thing only. To protect the big players out there now.
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abrody
join:2000-07-20
Silver Spring, MD | Alas, while here in Montgomery County Maryland we have competition, it is governed by unwritten geographic boundaries based on where the competition has managed to setup service. Scattered areas are covered by Starpower, but for the most part there is only Comcast if you are out of range of DSL. True competition means complete coverage everywhere by multiple ISPs. How else could Comcast raise their non-Cable TV subscriber rates to $63 a month for Cable internet? It is insanity. Lucky for me I live where DSL is plentiful, but again costly if you want anything more than 768 x 128 since the only telco is Verizon. Sure we have Cavalier, but they cost more for DSL than Verizon, and I might end up losing my existing phone number. | | |
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