  tsu9
join:2001-08-17 Wheeling, IL
| reply to SRFireside Re: fine by me! bring out the compeition
Given that companies do not want to lease any form of their network to their direct competition, I'd say this idealogy is in for "the good fight." I wouldn't mind the idea, if not for the greed that is bound to get in the way.
Realistically speaking, if the ROW were expanded to the fiber/groundwork laid to the home, this could work; however, realistically speaking, the companies would fight this just as much as they're fighting to ignore the ROWs and whatnot already. It won't happen. Further, the idea that fiber/groundwork be laid unto the ROW would be hotly disputed as well, unless it were very carefully and systematically constructed in such a way to not be destructive to the business end (and political end)--something like a public ROW box governing the neighborhood's homes' conntectivity, with appropriate availability to providers.
In short, fantastic dream, but things like this will not happen. The fiber/groundwork/copper/etc simply are not deemed a necessity, yet, for this to come to pass. |
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 Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26 North Andover, MA
·Verizon FIOS
| They wouldn't be leasing to their competition because they wouldn't be in the business of providing service. It's actually the way it used to be until the service providers decided to buy the pipeline servicers.
Frankly each municipal should just build their own small network and let whoever provide service on it. When it's miniaturized the costs are really quite manageable. This way the telcos couldn't complain about infrastructure costs, and there would be an actual free market system, so government regulation wouldn't be needed for things like net neutrality. |
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 wtansill Ncc1701
join:2000-10-10 Falls Church, VA
| said by Ahrenl :They wouldn't be leasing to their competition because they wouldn't be in the business of providing service. It's actually the way it used to be until the service providers decided to buy the pipeline servicers. This is not a new thought. See this link for details:
»netparadox.com/ -- That which does not kill me merely prolongs the agony. |
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  JTRockville Data Ho Premium,MVM join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD clubs: | That's a great "fail fast" letter to the FCC. |
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 Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26 North Andover, MA
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to wtansill said by wtansill :said by Ahrenl :They wouldn't be leasing to their competition because they wouldn't be in the business of providing service. It's actually the way it used to be until the service providers decided to buy the pipeline servicers. This is not a new thought. See this link for details: » netparadox.com/ It's certainly not, but it's still right.. |
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  StreetSpirit Premium join:2002-08-13 Roslyn, NY
·Optimum Online
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to JTRockville said by JTRockville :That's a great "fail fast" letter to the FCC. Truly. I was going to comment on that as well. |
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