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PA - Let the State Know About Your Service

Big-V has had numerous announcements on their web page about how much money they are pouring into PA to "upgrade" their "already state of the art" network in PA. Obviously they want something from the PA utility commission. Once they get it their spending will no doubt return to below normal.
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"Remember, Comrade, people who are willing to destroy an efficient telephone system may not be playing with a full deck."

I think Verizon is going to have more than money problems to deal with. During the hearing, that I was watching on PCN, Mr. Vince Maisano Inter. V.P., District 13, of the CWA was talking about all the jobs Verizon was taking out of the State, when the Chapter 30 Bill requires them to create jobs. He was also requesting the commission to lock the income that Verizon receives from PA to PA instead of using their profits on ventures outside of PA or the U.S.A.

Edited some spelling and sentence structure
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reply to systems2000
Yes, you are right; PA has been standing up to Verizon, as well it should. Verizon is trying to move jobs to states (such as VA) that are "less expensive to do business in." Eventually, they will try to move call-center type jobs overseas--likely over the unions' "dead body," however.
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"Remember, Comrade, people who are willing to destroy an efficient telephone system may not be playing with a full deck."

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dVerizonDanW···elan.zip 10,021 bytes (dVerizonDanWhelan.doc)	fMaisano.zip 9,018 bytes (fMaisano.doc)	gStephenREffros.zip 5,934 bytes (gStephenREffros.doc)
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Re: PA - Let the State Know About Your Service

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Rate Comparison Sheets

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to: systems2000

These were supplied to me via the Chairman of the Telecommunications and High Technology Commission Office for the State of PA.

Take a look at additional information on the Comcast Forum.

sorry, that was not much help

reply to systems2000

Re: Rate Comparison Sheets

I'm not sure how they were presented, since I came into the viewing or the rerun had been on for awhile. If you look through the Hearing transcript for September, there maybe a reference somewhere in the beginning (Sorry, but I haven't read them yet. Just got the CD's today).

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Re: PA - Let the State Know About Your Service

The links for the transcripts are posted above with the .zip files.
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reply to systems2000
what are you a state senator?

i can see the individual ones above!

how do i get them in general ?!?
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No, I'm not a State Senator (would be fun thou). How do you mean "in general"?

reply to systems2000
Reading the documents cited above is interesting. The Verizon PA President's testimony is 100% along Verizon's national agenda. The little dig about the non-availability of Broadway shows in Jersey Shore, PA justifying not providing broadband there likely did not impress the committee.

After reading this material one comes back to the realization that there were good reasons, way back when I first invented the telephone, for the service being declared a regulated public utility. Perhaps it would be best if Verizon should be 100% regulated again.
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"Remember, Comrade, people who are willing to destroy an efficient telephone system may not be playing with a full deck."