Sore Losers In Lafayette?Opponents of FTTH plan watching for missteps ( old news - 09:26AM Thursday May 17 2007) tags: Fiber · competition · businessLafayette, Louisiana, locals have won their right, via a state Supreme Court ruling (and vote), to wire their city with fiber after a long legal battle against BellSouth, Cox and other area opponents. Attorneys for opponents of the plan still say they can be victorious, warning project planners they're being closely watched. Locals believe that Elizabeth Naquin, cited in the story above, is a PR firewall for regional incumbents since nobody has seen her in court, she's never commented publicly and her financial resources seem limitless.
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woody7
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| hmmmmm..... Isn't this an instant that the "FCC" should have "intervened" on behalf or the city? If the voters approved the project, than they understand the "risks" involved. I think Lafayette should go after the "citizens" behind the lawsuits for damages and lawyer fees and other court costs, seeing how they lost at the supreme court level. This might make the "citizens" think about their actions in the future...JMT
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North Andover, MA | Re: hmmmmm..... Legal fees covered by a corporation on the behalf of a citizen should be taxable. That would clean-up the whole mess. Send in the IRS, they'll figure it out.. and they have tanks! | |
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| said by woody7  :Isn't this an instant that the "FCC" should have "intervened" on behalf or the city? ... What grounds exist for the FCC to get involved here? This is a fight in state court over state law, without federal involvement.
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BS is dying and their only hope (desperation) is tying this up in the legal system. The last gasp of an obsolete technology dinosaur.
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| Re: and people wonder said by Cyber2lz :why the ILECs are perceived in such a poor light! BS is dying and their only hope (desperation) is tying this up in the legal system. The last gasp of an obsolete technology dinosaur. BS has died.
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Valencia, CA | Re: and people wonder BS = at&t = big corp with big resources, and will fight legally for a monopoly that they can control.
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| Re: It ain't over till the fat lady sings .... actually they can't return to LA Supreme Court on this issue. the incumbents had 14 days to appeal the decision and chose not to. as far as the Court is concerned, the bond matter is closed. they can return to District Court and pursue a different issue exclusive of the bonding mechanism and it's interpretation. their other choice would be to pursue the matter up the ladder in Federal Court. in that case, the anonymity of Ms Naquin will end. at some point she will have to appear at which point the public may have an insight as to who is involved. As AT&T has assumed BellSouth, I doubt the folks in Bedminister will pursue this. my opinion. | |
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Lake Charles, LA | Re: once more, the American way of doing business I just loved the fact that my home town, got screwed for 2 years by bellsouth,but because of that, they saved millions of dollars on hardware costs!
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It ain't over till the fat lady sings ....