 Chief Sparky52 Still On PatrolPremium
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Thibodaux, LA | reply to Jim Pickrell
Re: I'm the one who filed that appeal Some good, salient points you bring up, Jim.
In respect to competition, however, I already have it. I have my choice of cable, DSL, Dial-up, or sat. As someone else stated, for phone I have any number of wireless providers.
I brought up a particular point several years ago with a tech from GTE (long before Verizon came about). How are the repayment costs split for the initial investment in the infrastructure that was provided by GTE/ATT & public dollars? Cable/DSL/POTS competition shouldn't expect a free ride on facilities built by other companies, STILL IN BUSINESS and still utilizing those facilities that they installed. As lofty as the idea sounds, it's been my experience that when there is "competition", eventually someone loses and prices go back up. And customer service always suffers.
Just MHO, but if you want to compete... do it by putting up your own lines. Even better, put all that dark fiber to use.
paul
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