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1 edit | AT&T Letters to Geneva Officials April 19, 2006
Mayor Kevin Burns
22 S 1st St
Geneva, IL 60134
Dear Mayor Burns,
I urge you to support efforts to bring new choices and real competition to cable TV to our community. With municipalities refusing to grant AT&T the permits necessary to upgrade its communications network via Project Lightspeed, consumers have been put on hold.
The local community shouldn't have to wait for new technology. The cable companies will stop at nothing to protect their monopoly stranglehold - which allows them to raise rates at will. Nationally, cable rates have increased by more than 86% from 1995 to 2004.
Letting cable's monopoly continue guarantees higher rates and poor service, so please support competition in our community. Competition to cable TV will benefit the community and your constituents who want more choices and access to new technologies.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Reva O. Hunigan
Geneva, IL
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From: Phillip Hass [mailto:Phillip.Hass@att.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:52 AM
To: aldbarclay@geneva.il.us
Subject: Consumers Deserve Competition to Cable TV
April 19, 2006
Councilmember William Barclay
22 S 1st St
Geneva, IL 60134
Dear Councilmember Barclay,
Some municipalities in Illinois have recently taken actions to delay AT&T's efforts to upgrade its communications network via Project Lightspeed. Some are postponing the consideration of permits to allow upgrades; others have refused to grant AT&T any type of permit unless the company obtains a cable franchise agreement.
Local consumers should not be denied access to innovative new technology - especially an upgraded communications network that promises significantly faster high-speed Internet and an IP-based video product that would compete directly against the local cable monopoly!
It is clear that the cable companies will stop at nothing to protect their dominance in municipalities across Illinois by preserving the status quo that allows the cable company to raise our rates EVERY YEAR. Consumers need a real competitive alternative to cable TV so we can benefit from new technologies and enjoy competitive prices.
Please support video competition by removing competitive barriers to entry.
By embracing competition, you will be providing tremendous benefits to your constituents who want more choices and access to new technologies.
Sincerely,
Phillip Hass
Geneva, IL
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April 19, 2006
Mayor Kevin Burns
22 S 1st St
Geneva, IL 60134
Dear Mayor Burns,
It is unfortunate that certain local governments have delayed the arrival of real competition to cable in their own communities. Many municipalities are refusing to grant AT&T permits that would allow the company to upgrade its network to provide an advanced video offering via Project Lightspeed.
Project Lightspeed is delivered on an IP-based platform that has the capability to deliver faster high-speed Internet and video options not currently offered by cable. But the most immediate and valuable benefit of AT&T's Project Lightspeed is that it will compete directly with cable companies who have long abused their dominance over the video services marketplace with high rates, annual rate hikes and poor customer service.
When you don't have a real competitive threat, there is no motivation to lower prices or offer better service - the cable industry is a prime example of this.
By supporting AT&T's Project Lightspeed, you support the rights of consumers to have a choice and to experience real competition that will lower rates and incite innovation.
Sincerely,
Chris Hall
Geneva, IL |
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