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Re: Expect this to be overturned

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In simple terms, how much money are investors willing to spend to possibly take 15-20% market share away from the incumbent. The franchise agreement keeps the bar high and investors away. It is that simple.
And demands that new franchisees do a full build-out in 3 to 5 yrs when the incumbent cable company took a couple decades to do so is ludicrous and the reason for the FCC rules.
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said by TKJunkMail See Profile :

And demands that new franchisees do a full build-out in 3 to 5 yrs when the incumbent cable company took a couple decades to do so is ludicrous and the reason for the FCC rules.
Wrong. It has been done before.

Baltimore City signed a franchise agreement in 1984 with United Cable and was required to have 100% build-out in 4 years. They came close save for a few pockets here and there.

Now, if you think this will spur innovation, again I bring out Baltimore City. They just recently got cable modem service 3 years ago (16 years after they first started.)

So the 3 to 5 year build out rules are not ludicrous but very obtainable.
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