Octopussy2
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join:2003-03-30
Batavia, IL
| reply to dg2
Re: Wasted time and effort
The thing is the Bells and the Cable Co.s don't want to partner with their communities (in general, with very few exceptions)to roll out fiber, or better/far reaching services that include everyone. If they would partner and play nice with the munis then there wouldn't be all the muni broadband utilities popping up. But as it stands, the Bells and Cable Co.s are greedy and want all revenue for themselves. Thus, when an offer to "partner" with a muni just to roll out sub-par DSL services that are already nearing obsolescence comes in, they turn their backs and say forget it!
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It's muni-licious! »www.tricitybroadband.com |
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salterbomb
join:2003-10-18
Conroe, TX | lol
the story isn't lafayette being upgraded, but the reasoning behind it. cox isn't fooling anyone. |
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Carl
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join:2004-07-21
Krotz Springs, LA | I live near lafayette, and have to say the LUS plan is good. |
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Octopussy2
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join:2003-03-30
Batavia, IL
| Of course the LUS plan is good. It's GREAT! And Cox is terrified! They will say and do anything to try and turn a wonderful FTTH and FTTB plan by LUS into a horrible waste of taxpayer dollars or a crime against the democratic process. When all it is about is a choice for services with local accountability and lower prices, not to mention the economic development aspect.
GO LAFAYETTE!!!
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Carl
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join:2004-07-21
Krotz Springs, LA
 ·Charter Pipeline
| Yes is is great this will be a great thing for Lafayette. the cox commercial is wrong anyway. »www.letthepeoplevote.org/include···sons.mov is a link to it. Really cox is just trying to say their service is good but its really NOT. I have a friend in lafayette who has Cox and it SUCKS. |
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jazzy112
join:2003-12-05
Fargo, ND
| reply to Octopussy2
Do we really need to be so connected that Terminator 3 could become a reality? I am happy with my 1.3mb connection and my analog cable TV. The only thing faster connections bring is more whining about file sharing, oh and the possibility of global nuclear destruction because of some miserable virus writer. |
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dg2
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join:2004-01-22
Lowell, AR | I'd be happy with a 1.3mb connection, for about $20/month. Since I have to pay $39.95, I'd like to have the 4.5 connection other Cox subscribers receive for that amount. |
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MarkyD
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join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
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said by jazzy112  :
Do we really need to be so connected that Terminator 3 could become a reality? I am happy with my 1.3mb connection and my analog cable TV. The only thing faster connections bring is more whining about file sharing, oh and the possibility of global nuclear destruction because of some miserable virus writer.
Are you kidding? I hope that was sarcasm. If it was not, it was surely the most ignorant bit of opinion I've ever seen.
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