yup, i have a Mom&Pop phone/tv/internet company with fiber right to my door
Posted on 04/23/2019 4:07:11 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Instead of competing by offering better service—private sector telecom giants like Comcast and AT&T have routinely turned to a cheaper alternative: easily corrupted state lawmakers. In exchange for campaign contributions, lawmakers frequently and uncritically pass on model legislation written by industry and distributed by organizations like ALEC.
Community broadband isn’t a magical panacea, and like any effort it depends on the viability of the underlying business model.
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yup, i have a Mom&Pop phone/tv/internet company with fiber right to my door
My town is crooked. They let the cable company run broadband cables but made it near impossible for Verizon to be a competitor. They told them if they couldn’t run the fiber optics in 6 months then they are not allowed. It would take a few years and they knew it.
So we have no where to go when being screwed by the cable company
In central Florida, Bright House Networks represented a very strong, highly regarded ISP with fair prices, high speeds, and a community-focused business model. Charter communications came in and bought them up under the “Spectrum” label, and while so far Internet speeds and pricing haven’t changed much, the general distaste for Charter still lingers. I get solid bandwidth and have yet to experience any negatives with Spectrum, but they represent a sizeable portion of central Florida Internet users.
There isn’t much in the way of competition where I live. There’s always FIOS, but Verizon isn’t well liked. It’s really terrible that we’re not farther along with broadband nowadays. The infrastructure is there, esp. in large metros like the Tampa Bay area. 500 mbps or higher bandwidth should be generally available, but they keep customers throttled under the banner of infrastructure safeguarding. Fiber optics cris-cross the nation and can handle far more than their current loads.
I love Comcast, they are an over-flowing cup of human goodness.
I love Facebook, they are an over-flowing cup of human goodness.
I love Twitter, they are an over-flowing cup of human goodness.
I love Google, they are an over-flowing cup of human goodness.
Is that knocking at the door I hear?
Two thumbs up!!!
But I was expecting a colorful cummerbund.
I built CATV systems in the 80’s and 90’s.
There was not a single community in MA, CT, or NH that had an exclusive contract. Of course, you needed to negotiate a license. But that license was not exclusive.
Competitors did not have the money to build a complete other system, meeting the community requirements that we needed to meet.
Franchise meetings were shakedowns by fat local politicians.
That experience, while I was in my 20s, turned my stomach and made me hate politicians as I discovered they are almost ALL corrupt,
my power company is my new provider after the mom and pop went out of business. The offer 200 mbs for $50.00 a month and a gig for $80. They also offer various cable packages.
I love Comcast, they are an over-flowing cup of human goodness.
A friend’s epic battle with Comcast has become so bad I no longer ask.
The cable modem was free for the first couple of years. When a rent-charge appeared he called, they told him all he needed was an XYZ123 modem... so he purchased one.
Did not work?
Then it was you need a very special XYZ123. The Comcast website does NOT say this?
He calls and they give him free stuff.
The rent-charge returns, he calls the state utility commission, Comcast gives him more free stuff...
He found out, you can buy the very special modem $$$$$$$.
He is locked into a deathmatch but does not consider the time he wastes??? OK, it is his employers time.
“Anybody out there that is happy with their residential service? “
I have 1 gig up and down. Community broadband. I has Centurylink and it was horrible.
Had.
I don’t trust these big tech companies, esepically when they have contentious customer service policies. It’s just a matter of time before they block conservative sites completely too.
My HOA operates our cable system. The only way out of it is satellite. But the service is ok. I get 5 up and 20 down with 350 gigs a month to play with. It streams nicely and I seldom use all the bandwidth available in a month. Curious to see what you guys have.
I have Comcast in my bathroom. Sometimes human goodness overflows onto the floor.
” Curious to see what you guys have.”
Years ago my town laid a fiber ring and in the last couple of years they hooked everyone up. $39 a month and they never raise the rate. It’s called Nextlight and is one of the fastest in the nation.
Wow.
ROFWL
Thanks. You win Wuli’s morning chuckle prize.
One of the few instances where the Left in this country actually does have a point.
The unholy alliance between corporate America and corrupt politicians is one of the most serious problems that needs to be solved.
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