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BH9 2RJ | Thet are loaded Time Warner is loaded, they are just stingy basters.
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 | Kip patterson
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Columbus, OH
| Re: Thet are loaded Actually, it is more like extortion. The city has no right to levy franchise fees on cable modem services. It's been to the Supreme Court before. The city successfully got nearly a million out of Comcast over the same issue, but Comcast did not end up paying the fees.
Nor are they going to get away with witholding approval of the transfer. The law is that the city "must not unreasonably withhold approval".
The city is just trying to get income by pressuring TW. I doubt that TW will knuckle under. | |
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justmesqui
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BH9 2RJ | Re: Thet are loaded and who suffers
the customers, that if you don't pay they take Ur house LOL
stingy corporations | |
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cokeguy3
join:2005-01-05
Haltom City, TX | Ha,... How does a major corp. not pay its bill's thats scary, but if you forget too pay them ontime there turning your stuff off. | |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
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| Re: Ha,... said by cokeguy3  :How does a major corp. not pay its bill's thats scary, but if you forget too pay them ontime there turning your stuff off. That's nothing. How they manage to leaf through our million page tax code to avoid paying their fair share of taxes is a hoot.
They hate trial lawyers but not tax lawyers  | |
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| hottboiinnc
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join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
 ·Time Warner Cable
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| they simply do not pay them. here where i live we have major banks like National City, US Bank, and 53 that do not pay property taxes. They're in the news paper every year when they remind people to pay their taxes that have not. and 53 just built a new bank as well here. | |
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voiplover
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join:2004-05-28
Portsmouth, NH | It an't ever over till the fat lady lawyer sings! I don't buy that they would have let TW ride for four years without paying those fees. There must be a lot more to this story. | |
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mrchris
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North Babylon, NY | Re: It an't ever over till the fat lady lawyer sin you got that right
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kfsutops
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Brandon, FL
clubs:  | What about?? What about all of the areas Adelphia owes money? Are they going to block the transfer?
No, this is complete BS. This will have absolutely NOTHING to do with it or prevent any sale. | |
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Rob
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
| Re: What about?? said by kfsutops :What about all of the areas Adelphia owes money? Are they going to block the transfer? No, this is complete BS. This will have absolutely NOTHING to do with it or prevent any sale. Adelphia operates under Chapter 11, TimeWarner doesn't. Adelphia isn't buying another company for ~16.5 billion dollars, TimeWarner will be.
Adelphia won't be increasing their revenue with this sale, Timewarner will be.
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kfsutops
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Brandon, FL
clubs: | Re: What about?? My point is, this is a non issue. Just some local governments talking out of their asses. | |
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | Bologna Did TW even collect the fees from the customers?
The FCC had determined Internet Access Charges shall be exempt from franchise fees several years ago.
But then all you whiners knew that already. | |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| Re: Bologna Exactly.
This is just another case of Minnesota politicians refusing to believe that the FCC has the power to pre-empt whatever socialist approach they want to take to new technology.
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join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
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2 edits | Har-de-har-har It's pay back time. Time Warner is now reaping the seeds they have sown over the years. I'll bet Time Warner was stone walling Minneapolis over the payment of their franchise fees. Bestially telling the city, ok so sue us.
P.S. My pre-coffee fingers butchered the spelling of "basically" so badly the spell check changed it to bestially I decided to leave it that way;)
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
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| What is Next Ok so if i understand this correctly.
Time Warner hasn't paid there "cable modem internet access" Tax for the Past four years. Ok it's a company but if a private citizen EVER did that they'd have the Tax man on their back looking for there money.. What makes this "corporation" any different.. Don't pay your taxes , then you goto jail, PERIOD. When will the government step in. Once corporate America starts killing american citizens that don't have their ideals.. Who knows what next. There seems that a big problem keep getting worse. why not drag the CEO into the mayors office for a pay your bills meeting..
But then someone Chimes in "But they Employee People in the city".. so that gives them the right to take from the elderly and children? Because anyone with a decent education knows that a good portion of your taxes goto schools and programs for children and elderly. | |
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ltt75
join:2001-01-22
Hollis, NH | huh If this has to do anything with "Franchise Fees" then it can be only applied to Cable TV programming. DuH! (at a capped 5% limit) | |
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join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | Re: huh I've heard it's only about cable modem internet access fees (taxes to those who can see through the smoke).
If that's the case, TW was correct in not collecting them from the subscribers for the local socialists. | |
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| Re: huh Well someone asked how could they let them go this long without paying the fees. My local cable franshie board this year or last year bitching at bright house for not paying their bills. They have someone look over the books every so many years and at times they get way behind. 4 years I can believe after watching local meetings. I think cable companys always collect the money and forget to pay them the full amount. They probably make interest off it before they give it to them. LOL
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| Re: huh This has gone on 4 years because Minneapolis knew it would lose if it pushed the point, and TW knew that the case, already a winner for TW, was getting better and easier every day.
Now that it's time to close this out, either Minneapolis will drop it or there will be a quick court case.
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Chiyo
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join:2003-02-20
Minneapolis, MN
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| Re: huh oh yippie ALL of the twin cities and surrounding communties will be Comcast cast country. if you live in the cities it's only comcast or Time warner for cable and qwest only if your lucky for dsl.
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | merger They will merge in the upcoming future watch .. | |
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join:2004-08-16
Excelsior, MN
| Re: merger Whoa that's scary!!
So every time I go through up-town and Mpls instead of seeing many TW trucks I now get to see Comcast tucks! 
I wonder if they will sell out in areas like Eden Prairie and Chaska too? I know they both have TW. | |
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AKA21
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| City issue This isn't an attempt to block any sale.
The city is threatening to block transfer of the franchise rights within the city. The city owns and grants franchise rights, so this is not a state or federal matter - I'm not sure why everyone's bringing it up. This matter only affects TWC subs in Minneapolis. The other cities in the Minneapolis footprint served by TWC will have to approve their own transfers as well.
FWIW, I am not in Minneapolis proper, but am in their TWC footprint and dread going back to Comcast (I am a former sub). TWC Minnesota run a smooth operation in comparison to Comcast here. | |
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Big Dawg23
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| Further info Everyone needs to get the correct information. Minneapolis is not blocking the sale because of Internet issue it is the fees of not carrying enough Local Cable Access programming/Channels under there contract. In Minnesota every city has these stupid demands to have PA programming and X number of channels in order to operate your system. The Cable access fees are one of the main reasons for rising costs of cable in Minnesota. The City of Burnsville is one of the worst. The Greedy Bastards jack up the local access fees all the time. THank goodness I moved away. Either TW or Comcast will be forced to pay or it will be the deal breaker. The City of Minneapolis has enough money issues and need every dollar. They just screwed the state on widing a freeway that is over due, they will do it to TW and Comcast. | |
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