DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
1 edit | hello north east ?
Didnt Verizon just dump most of the northeast, and now there are asking for money? sorry, i thought you were a private business, not a grant funded organization. I think comcast should get some grants too, they already serve rural areas. |
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soothsayer15
join:2002-03-01
Irving, TX
| said by DaveNJ  :Didnt Verizon just dump most of the northeast, and now there are asking for money? sorry, i thought you were a private business, not a grant funded organization. I think comcast should get some grants too, they already serve rural areas. Nowhere in the article did Verizon ask for any money. If you actually read the article you would find out their suggestion was a change in the USF program which has been relatively ineffective in supplying rural areas with broadband. The vast majority of Verizon's business is in metro areas.
If you knew what you were talking about, you'd know Verizon(or rather their customers) receives a small fraction of what they pay in to the USF. Most of the money goes into the pockets of executives from small local phone companies. Also, cable isn't regulated like telephone service is.
Next time read the article and do some research before making a post. |
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dslextreme
Premium,VIP
join:2001-02-23
Canoga Park, CA | So... Verizon wants MORE of the USF money.
How is that not asking for money? |
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soothsayer15
join:2002-03-01
Irving, TX
| said by dslextreme :So... Verizon wants MORE of the USF money. How is that not asking for money? Where does it say that in the article? Don't worry, I'll wait while you find it.
If you read the article, you'd know that Verizon doesn't accept USF money. But don't take their word for it, you can research that yourself.
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Several rural lawmakers have opposed changes to USF.
Gee, I wonder why. Their communities are they ones being under served with broadband. You'd think that they be in favor of Kentucky's model. |
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Nuts
join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | The U.S. government should launch a new program that provides grants and loans for broadband providers to extend service to rural areas, a top executive at Verizon said Monday. First line of the article. |
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soothsayer15
join:2002-03-01
Irving, TX
| said by Nuts :The U.S. government should launch a new program that provides grants and loans for broadband providers to extend service to rural areas, a top executive at Verizon said Monday. First line of the article. And the part where Verizon asked or said they should receive the money? Oh that's right! It's not there. Verizon doesn't take anything from the USF fund now. Get your facts straight. |
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