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moonpuppy

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Glen Burnie, MD
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Re: Pot meet kettle........

said by hopeflicker See Profile :

seems logical to me to offer a service where they might get the most customers.
I see nothing wrong with this "cherry picking" with a business minded point of view.
The argument was that cable had to sign franchise agreements. In exchange for exclusivity, they had to wire up everyone. Now that competition is coming in, cable wants to cherry pick too.

Another issue is that both Verizon and Comcast want the right to deny anyone else into the market with only their "promise" to eventually serve an area that has no service.
permalink · 2006-12-15 16:21:30 · Print · Reply to this
TheGhost
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Re: Pot meet kettle........

But did they have to wire everyone before they could start selling to their 1st customer? Or could they install in phases. I would find it hard to believe that a project the size of Philly was done "big bang".
permalink · 2006-12-15 17:10:30 · Reply to this
moonpuppy

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Glen Burnie, MD
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Re: Pot meet kettle........

said by TheGhost See Profile :

But did they have to wire everyone before they could start selling to their 1st customer? Or could they install in phases. I would find it hard to believe that a project the size of Philly was done "big bang".
In Baltimore City, in order to get a franchise, United Cable (later United Artists Cable, TCI Cable then Comcast) had to wire the entire city in 4 years. They agreed to it. They left a few pockets here and there and were threatened with lawsuits until they wired people up.

If they didn't intend on servicing everyone, they should never have signed the agreement.
permalink · 2006-12-15 21:17:54 · Print · Reply to this
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