ColdFiltered
join:2005-01-25
Atlanta, GA
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Re: How can it be any clearer?
I think both are playing the proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing. Why should the cable/telco operators continue to copperate if the city went around behind them to cintinue with their previous efforts to circumvent the franchises?
To me, it sounds like Bellsouth reacted to the city of Lafayette no wishing to accept cooperation and continued with their efforts to raise money for their own network.
Hope none of the people in Lafayette are stockholders in Bellsouth, or hanve funds based in part on them. I also hope the city officials have trained and qualified people, both technical and administrative, to handle a wid-area network. Y'all did check that out during those elections, right!?!  |
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jhboricua
ExMod 2000-01
join:2000-06-06
Minneapolis, MN
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1 edit | said by ColdFiltered  :To me, it sounds like Bellsouth reacted to the city of Lafayette no wishing to accept cooperation and continued with their efforts to raise money for their own network. Don't think so, otherwise there would be a mention of it by BS. This seems more like a case of BS right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing, or chosing to ignore it.
said by ColdFiltered :Hope none of the people in Lafayette are stockholders in Bellsouth, or hanve funds based in part on them. I also hope the city officials have trained and qualified people, both technical and administrative, to handle a wid-area network. Y'all did check that out during those elections, right!?! Do you honestly think the city officials are going to be the network admins???
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ColdFiltered
join:2005-01-25
Atlanta, GA
| said by jhboricua : said by ColdFiltered :To me, it sounds like Bellsouth reacted to the city of Lafayette no wishing to accept cooperation and continued with their efforts to raise money for their own network. Don't think so, otherwise there would be a mention of it by BS. This seems more like a case of BS right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing, or chosing to ignore it.
said by ColdFiltered :Hope none of the people in Lafayette are stockholders in Bellsouth, or hanve funds based in part on them. I also hope the city officials have trained and qualified people, both technical and administrative, to handle a wid-area network. Y'all did check that out during those elections, right!?! Do you honestly think the city officials are going to be the network admins???
Of course not, but maybe someone brother or cousin.  Point to the evidence where every muni endeavor came out a success. Marietta, Georgia failed, but that was because of poor administration in finances with an acute money-pocketing condition. |
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BKWade
join:2004-07-29
Lafayette, LA
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LUS has had a publicly owned fiber loop around Lafayette for better than 10 years now. I believe the support staff is going to be ok.
There is fiber running N/S on I-49 and E/W on I-10. Where do those Interstates meet? Lafayette. I don't really see a downside to the logistics of connecting it all to every business or home in the city/parish area if possible.
Price? WTH do you think Bellsouth or Cox would make us pay? And don't give me that BS about paying for services that not everyone gets to use. Look at your Bellsouth bill sometime and tell me how much of that money you think you as an individual actually cost that company in service.
There is also the ever-present talk about WiMax and WiFi and all those wonderful wireless alternatives we are not considering. Wireless has far more security, reliability, and scalability concerns than fiber does; not to mention the fact that supporters of that technology are having trouble getting it accepted in some of their key markets. Sure Intel is pushing some of it but if I had put as much money into a pet project as they have, I'd push it too!
Bottom line is, as usual, you don't like the idea? Don't buy the friggin service. Keep your Bellsouth DSL or Cox cable access. I'll take FTTH over those anytime. |
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batageek
Slave To The Duopoly
Premium
join:2003-01-25
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Marietta never even offered residential services. they didn't offer a triple play.
They spent the bulk of their cash buying up long-haul to Atlanta.
Marietta did not have to sell. They chose to. This was a political move by a mayor that was against the concept, ran for office on that platform, and dumped it on the market.
And, from what I've heard, the company that did buy Marietta's plant kept all of the existing staff, primarily because of the good job they were doing.
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jwsmiths4
Part Man, Part Mac
Premium
join:2003-10-25
Savannah, GA
1 edit | reply to BKWade
Oops my bad - I mis-read your statements about wireless. Sorry.
Best of luck in getting FTTH!
Justin |
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NervNick
@bellsouth.ne
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I work for a computer company in Lafayette. We had LUS run a fibre line from their main trunk to our office off of Ambassador Caffery. The speed is great with no problems yet in the aprox 6 months we have been using them. As far as who is running the show, they have been hiring local techs and some not local to head the operation. Some of the leg work and helpdesk positions are being filled by graduates of ULL. |
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