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Re: Others can compete... Actually cable didn't pay for it. The towns most often foot a great deal of the bill either in direct subsidies or in long term tax credits. If a pole is damaged its not the cable company footing that repair either.
The cable companies have collected off the customer for decades, raking in profits that have made them financial wonders in many cases. Only recently has this come under fire. If a town subsidized the building of the cable system, then that cable is a public utility, and therefore subject to share company providers.
Oh and please don't speak too loudly about how well maintained they are. Signals are crud in thousands of locations, so weak that meters show them as flawed, but no money is ever spent to fix that issue. Gain more customers, split the signal and put as little capital hardware in as possible. The cable company of most towns is FAR from a good corporate citizen.
If they suffer under competition, let em. They've screwed millions of people happily. Time for a bit of just reward. |
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Albertville, MN | said by Costs:
If they suffer under competition, let em. They've screwed millions of people happily. Time for a bit of just reward.
Amen brother.
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| said by dav0r:
said by Costs:
If they suffer under competition, let em. They've screwed millions of people happily. Time for a bit of just reward.
Amen brother.
While I don't mind a swift kick in the nuts to my local providers I don't think they should have to pay for more than what is theirs.
As far as the government, thats the root cause of the problem. The competition is there, let them invest like everybody else and compete the proper way, not with government hand holding... that will cost the taxpayer even more money.
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