 MxxCon
join:1999-11-19
Brooklyn, NY | what if no go? and what will happen if that provider says "fk you"?  and completely move out form that area?
i think some(most?) people will accept crappy(ish) broadband over regular dailup
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KiwiPremium
join:2003-05-26
USA/MidWest
kudos:1 Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| That's the Sad part:( So many plle don't really have a choice, it's not that America is free, it does cost, but we should get what we pay for- Go check out 'Easy Rider' a very old movie that had one thing right!
"Free people are a threat, because those that think they are free are really not; they don't want to understand that free people exist, here in this Country. That makes the them very dangerous". Jack Nickelson, said it, in the movie...& he was right in spite of the script!
Just a wee thought!
Yes, most plle have to accept what they get, 'they' call it free enterprise -Shame we don't have more of it! |
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 JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD | reply to MxxCon
Re: what if no go? Cable providers are bound by franchise agreements. They can't just "completely move out" without penalty. |
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 AmeritecTechChange we can believe in, 1922Premium
join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
kudos:6 | Yes, but these agreements have expiration dates, I'm sure. |
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JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD Reviews:
 ·Verizon FiOS
| The agreements are generally very long (10 or 15 years). Long agreements are to the cable company's advantage and something they bargain for. It means they can feel comfortable making investments, knowing they'll have the franchise for long enough to see a hefty return.
It's illegal for a franchise authority not to renew a franchise (unless certain conditions are met). Cable companies aren't looking for ways to back out of franchises - in fact, they guard their franchises fiercely: Comcast recently sued San Jose CA for not signing a renewal. |
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AmeritecTechChange we can believe in, 1922Premium
join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
kudos:6 | Very strange forms of capitalism we have these days. |
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