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| reply to AthlGrond
Re: Blackmail
said by AthlGrond  :What would they be sued for do you suppose? Breach of contract with LEDA. Check out the article from the advocate in this (just released) BBR news item:
»Louisiana Fiber and 'Economic Blackmail'?
"The Cingular call center was opened in 2001 in a Lafayette Economic Development Authority technology park.
It is the result of about $18 million worth of concessions, LEDA President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux said Thursday.
The concessions include $10 million in state tax breaks, donation of land and the building from LEDA and discounted utilities from LUS, Gothreaux said." |
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Kearnstd
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| reply to BK3
what i dont understand is if a company doesnt want to provide a service to people who are will and able to pay for it why do they protest a city offering something they never will.
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Nightshade
sic semper tyrannis
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Salem, OR
| reply to BK3
And what pray tell, will bellsouth gain from their own actions?
And all because of one city wanting to provide broadband to their own citizens when BellSouth has failed to do so.
Just pathetic, straight pathetic. Pathetic enough to make me want to dance that I do not live in BellSouth Territory.
I got Qwest to play with.:D
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AthlGrond
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Aurora, CO | reply to lyls
Well since the government does the same thing all the time I guess we are all doomed.
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lyls
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if any company would resort to blackmail then i guess the country and maybe even the western world is in a very sad state |
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AthlGrond
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| reply to haplo2112
said by haplo2112 :Coercion, illegal business practice, breach of contract... Since when is Coercion illegal and what contract is breached?
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unregistered
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"Re: Blackmail
Take it to the court of public opinion. Seriously. If they want to force a vote in Lafayette, make this threat public. Make BellSouth look like the extortionists they are.
If this thing does end up going to a vote, then those who favor muni broadband have an obligation to band together and help the people of Lafayette. Make that city a test case in the use of grassroots organizing and fundraising. It has to start somewhere."
That's the problem. When it goes to the public they get scared. Every person who works for cingular, their spouses and friends will vote no. Blackmail works. |
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TheMadSwede
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| reply to Gilitar
said by Gilitar :I smell a lawsuit coming. Edit: You know the more I think about it, with all of Bellsouth's actions lately I'm going to dump them. C-ya BS!!! The problem is that ANY company would do this. I'm thinking...gee, I'm glad I don't have BS/Cingular. But then I realized, heck, Verizon (Wireless) would do the exact same thing.
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King P
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| reply to BK3
Exactly right. Isn't America great! Big Corporations control not only the Gov't, but the Media, and the Economy. Frankly, it disturbs me that some agencies aren't smacking BS (and I use that term liberally) around a little bit and telling them what's up.
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haplo2112
join:2003-05-12
Charlton, MA | reply to AthlGrond
Coercion, illegal business practice, breach of contract... |
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Karl Bode
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Sadly propaganda doesn't work that way.
The more they publicize Bellsouth claims that the fiber plan could result in layoffs, the more "layoffs" and "fiber plan" are discussed in concert.
"Joe" doesn't pay much attention to the conflict, but he does remember some talk of job losses. Better vote against that!
By simply injecting the possibility into the debate, you've scared off would-be voters too lazy to really dig in and understand the issue. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | reply to Steve
Extortion?
All it means is BellSouth adapted well to Louisiana. |
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footballdude
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join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO | reply to tkdslr
Saying they're going to take their ball and go home isn't extortion. OK, it is, but I don't think you can charge them with extortion in a courtroom. |
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AthlGrond
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join:2002-04-25
Aurora, CO | reply to haplo2112
What would they be sued for do you suppose?
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tkdslr
join:2004-04-24
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| reply to BK3
said by BK3 :In my opinion, this is nothing more than economic blackmail. It's called Extortion.. a felony in most states..
I think the appropriate punishment for Bell South Inc. would be the forfeiture of all assets in the state and a lifetime ban from doing business in Louisiana.
That would put All mega corps on notice. Make an economic threat and pay the price in spades. |
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Steve
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Yorba Linda, CA | reply to BK3
I believe the proper term is "extortion"
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
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Congressional OVERSITE!
*cough*
We as citizens need to take a stand.
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| reply to ropeguru
Re: Blackmail
Take it to the court of public opinion. Seriously. If they want to force a vote in Lafayette, make this threat public. Make BellSouth look like the extortionists they are.
If this thing does end up going to a vote, then those who favor muni broadband have an obligation to band together and help the people of Lafayette. Make that city a test case in the use of grassroots organizing and fundraising. It has to start somewhere. |
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haplo2112
join:2003-05-12
Charlton, MA | reply to BK3
If they followed through with it they could be sued...that was their big mistake...hell that kind of comment could be construed as a sort of economic terrorism with the patriot act. |
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ropeguru
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| reply to BK3
I was thinking the exact same thing before reading your post.
Not sure who they would take this to in order to have Bellsouth whipped, but I think I would be looking for the correct entity now that it is public.
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