keyboard5684
join:2001-08-01
Youngsville, PA
 ·Teliax VOIP
 ·WestPAnet Inc.
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| Whats the problem?
I do not understand the problem either.
That is correct, the contractors actually get to charge to do that, so more money for them.
I have seen things like this and the contractors claim liability and warranty. A friend of mine had a new house build and they wanted wiring through the house for network, there home theater system, and others things to s single point in the basement. The company said they would not do it, and would not allow someone else to come in and do it, because it voided the warranty of the work? If we did it after they were done (which is more difficult once the drywall is up) then that was fine.
It amazes me, you pay someone to build YOUR house and they argue over the dumbest things.
I guess it would be wise for a company to step up and announce they are happy to do this and then take all that work others are not willing to do. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
| said by keyboard5684  :That is correct, the contractors actually get to charge to do that, so more money for them. From what I read, I think the town in question wants the builder to run the cable, and then give ownership of said cable to the town. Builders already do this when they build roads, sewer lines, sidewalks, water pipes and other such things into new construction.
Technically, the cost of all this infrastructure is passed down to the buyer so the builder isn't really taking too much of a hit here. However, this infrastructure adds value to the property in that you wouldn't buy a house you could not drive to or which did not have plumbing or electric.
I think in the case of this government supplied broadband, the builder probably thinks it cannot pass the costs of running this down to the buyers, because there is nothing forcing them to use it (they could either not buy the service, or go with a different provider) and hence, it does not add value to the property.
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batterup
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join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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said by keyboard5684 :I guess it would be wise for a company to step up and announce they are happy to do this and then take all that work others are not willing to do. Work Americans won't do. Sounds like a job for illegal aliens. |
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