 brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL |  Bug off
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 | pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA | Re: Bug off It's all about the Benjamins. | |
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| lawrence171
Evilly Yours - Evilness
join:2001-12-24
Canada | Why can't the government just wack everyone of Bell South's lawyers?
They're getting awfully annoying.
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| | brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL | Re: Bug off Imagine if Bill Gates did this in the 80's to regulate users to only use Windows based on each state. lol | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| said by brianiscool  :Bellsouth what's wrong? Can't take the heat? Because they know fibre wins against DSL every time.
telco's just need to dump this dinosaur known as DSL. look at all this unlit fibre that was laid decades ago.
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Raptor
Not a Dumptruck
join:2001-10-21
London, ON
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
 ·Bell Sympatico
| How does this happen.... ...when a single corporation, driven by green, can sue a town, of voters/elected members who democratically VOTED on a plan to improve their city.
If corporations can successfully squash government/citizen voted actions out in the open through the court systems, we are in trouble.
Clearly the town wants next gen. type fibre, BellSouth should get on the wagon and offer up some type of agreement to help or anything, instead of doing nothing but trying to suck the town dry. God forbid they have significant competition.
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| Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
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April 26th, @09:26AM
| Re: How does this happen.... said by Raptor :...when a single corporation, driven by green, can sue a town, of voters/elected members who democratically VOTED on a plan to improve their city. Because the state in which that town resides in passed a law in 2004 alleging to protect private telecommunications businesses from unfair government competition — called the Local Government Fair Competition Act .
Perhaps the local government should shoulder some of the blame for passing such a law. Does it make it right for cable & telco's to be able to sue? Who knows, its in the eye of the beholder. | |
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Minister
join:2002-01-02
Fleeting | Re: How does this happen.... quote:
its in the eye of the beholder
Isn't that the truth.  | |
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urwrong
@cox.net | law was passed by STATE after very serious politicing by BS. problem at this point is question of whether the LUS parent utility company can shoulder financial responsbility to improve bond rate. LUS lawyers and BS lawyers agree to disagree. | |
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| Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
| Re: Is this the same? yes. | |
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i5050MbSoon
Formerly TwoKDialup
Premium
join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI
| The difference is... ...if Lafayette runs the project, it will be city-wide wall-to-wall carpet.
The typical telco only wants to toss out a couple of throw-rugs for the wealthy.
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spepper
join:2003-11-09
USA
| instead of that instead of doing that, why doesn't Bell South spend its resources (intead of putting lawyers to work, God knows we have enough of them already), to actually building the infrastructure to compete with that? Remote DSLAM's. etc. to extend the range of their service areas??? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW-- | |
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| bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Covington, LA | Re: instead of that Well they would but they have to waste money to hold off unfair competition. | |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | ? why can businesses sue these cities? Wouldnt the company want the city to lay the groundwork so it is cheaper for the teleco? | |
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| pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
·Mediacom
| Re: ? Mostly because these cities politicans have been bought by the telcos and cable companies, passing "Anti Competition" legislation.
Imagine for just a moment if these clowns would have spent a fraction of the money they've wasted trying to oppose muni broadband options, and invested it in their networks? | |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
| Re: ? sounds like there should be a good for the community clause or technology advancement clause that would help the community . Like emminant domain for internet lines. If the teleco is not going to fix the blight the city will(blight as being slow copw lines) | |
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| GhostDoggy
join:2005-05-11
Duluth, GA | I thought Utah's project Utopia acted as you are describing, which means the municipality installs the facilties and provides wholesale access to anyone and everyone for resale of services. | |
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quisp65
join:2003-05-03
San Diego, CA
| It's their right to litigate It's certainly their right to have their side heard when the government decides to compete with private industry. Voters are swayed by politics and there is so much bulls**t in politics that it is certainly wise to have it looked at. People should not be so quick and happy to increase the size and responsibility of government. | |
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BellSouth Sues Lafayette, Again
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