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join:2004-02-15
Chicago, IL | About Time! I won't get excited until they pass it. | |
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | Re: About Time! A promising start. | |
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| | | You won't be excited for a long time. Expect a bitter fight...
I love congress. It's just like watching a boxing match with 4 players in the ring. | |
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| | | Brought to you by the same incompetent people that allowed Clear Channel and Cumulus (and the likes) to buy every radio station in the country. I don't trust them...any of them. | |
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"Requirements for access to 911 services: The FCC is in charge of deciding those rules "based on available industry technological and operational standards," and all VoIP providers must ensure that their subscribers have access to 911 and enhanced 911 services based on the FCC's action. Those who control the e911 infrastructure must grant access to VoIP providers at "just and reasonable" rates."
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| | | Re: VoIP 911 rates? My VoIP rate went from 2.50 to $3 this month and I do not even get e911 | |
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join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | Another way to gain tax revenue This is just another way of gaining revenue for the "can't keep spending in line with revenue crowd" Local govt. will get drunk based upon history and the new and always increasing revenues (have you seen your property tax go up just based upon "new valuations"?), and overspend the monies coming in. Then, they will want to get prices in line with costs+, i.e. over-benefitted workers. If this goes through even those taxpayers who don't use the services will end up paying for it.
Tell a lie about the "benefits" of community broadband long enough and I just might fall victim to the truth of it. | |
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If this goes through even those taxpayers who don't use the services will end up paying for it.
The bill allows it. It does not advocate it. It leaves the decision in the hands of the community, where it belongs. | |
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| | | Exactly what do you mean by "over-benefitted workers"? I can't for the life of me think of what this phrase means, let alone an example of it if taken literally. Maybe in your state, municipal workers enjoy fair benefits, but here in Kentucky, workers have seen their benefits cut and slashed to the level that private sector workers had in the 90's. In other words, one personal disaster away from bankruptcy.
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| | | | Re: Another way to gain tax revenue This is the crux of the problem; government (and its employees) thinking they are entitled to better living than the people they serve. | |
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| | | | | Re: Another way to gain tax revenue As opposed to what? Are you saying the private sector (and its employees) deserves more than the people it serves? | |
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| | | said by gpancner:This is just another way of gaining revenue for the "can't keep spending in line with revenue crowd" Local govt. will get drunk based upon history and the new and always increasing revenues (have you seen your property tax go up just based upon "new valuations"?), and overspend the monies coming in. Then, they will want to get prices in line with costs+, i.e. over-benefitted workers. If this goes through even those taxpayers who don't use the services will end up paying for it. Tell a lie about the "benefits" of community broadband long enough and I just might fall victim to the truth of it. What lie might that be about comunity broadband? I would rather give my taxes to the city than to big corporate company's like comcast. Read the headlines here yesterday about Lafayette? That about says it all. If they tax me for munip broadband, it wouldn't make any difference. At least there I know that the taxes are going for road improvements and what not. Generally as a rule of thumb, Munips are cheaper, faster, and drive competition. Look at Utopia for instance and how it has forced teleco's to drop prices. Competition=Consumer Wins. Plain and simple.
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join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | Re: Another way to gain tax revenue They said that about taking care of the trash. Now it's being privatized all over to the likes of Waste Management, and it now costs a pile more. | |
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join:2002-03-03
Mullica Hill, NJ
kudos:4 |  Bill still leaves implementation decisions to FCC
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| | Doesn't say anything about nationwide Broadband... Hey what about forcing the bell to make DSL available to everyone? C'mon we need nationwide boadband... | |
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| | | Re: Doesn't say anything about nationwide Broadband... we congress declare to raise all prices on broadband by 2010 2 50 dollars and up lol. | |
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| fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | said by FTCXtreme:Hey what about forcing the bell to make DSL available to everyone? C'mon we need nationwide boadband... FORCE? Why not incent? Sorry, no support from me here on that. I think you are vastly missing the point. You are pretty specific on DSL? Why not also require Cable to provide cable modem service through out their entire deployment areas.
The bill is designed to spark the industry and lay down the rules for how they will play in the market and against each other.
To this day, I still don't beleive broadband is a "right" and I certainly don't like when government FORCES anyone. Government needs to have a leash put on in the first place and focus on performing it's core function before it continues to grow further into ever crack and crevis.
I think broadband has grown and expanded at a rate that the economoy can support. For those that do live in the cracks, well? Time will finally reach into your areas, or, like many others, it's a personal choice on wher eyou want to live. I, like many others, look at utility and luxury offerings in the areas where I live. When I took this place in 2000, I specifically made sure that DSL and Cable were both available - had the area not had access, I would have passed it up.
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| | | | Re: Doesn't say anything about nationwide Broadband... Universal Access to telephone service has been such a horrible idea. Only the rich should have telephones. What do those poor/rural scums of the earth think this is, post-Hoover America? Let's get back to the good ole days. If you are poor, you only have yourself to blame. How can a rich man find time to spend all his loot? Comcast and SBC and Verizon can barely make a profit in this over controlled world.  | |
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| | | fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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kudos:3 | Re: Doesn't say anything about nationwide Broadband... said by SeaDonn :Universal Access to telephone service has been such a horrible idea. Only the rich should have telephones. What do those poor/rural scums of the earth think this is, post-Hoover America? Let's get back to the good ole days. If you are poor, you only have yourself to blame. How can a rich man find time to spend all his loot? Comcast and SBC and Verizon can barely make a profit in this over controlled world. You also assume that everyone in rural America is poor too, dont'cha? Fact is, the majority of poor people live in inner cities in this country.
I never hinted that rural America should not have braodband, rather, that rural America will get it when the economical time is right, but I am sure that in today's political climate that business will ultimately receive an unfunded/underfunded mandate. Again, broadband is not a requirement or necessity and I doubt it will be for a LONG time. But nice way / nice try in painting me a monster. I think you should re-read my post so you will get it right.  | |
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join:2001-02-04
Fair Lawn, NJ | Bravo!!! Something is better then nothing, even if it is a matter of 'Cooling the Mark'.
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