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Re: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.
From: Joly MacFie <joly () punkcast com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:00:30 -0400
Also remember there are a lot of moves afoot to *make it illegal* for cities and other municipalities to deploy last-mile fiber, as we discussed a couple weeks ago. Who's responsible for most of that? Verizon. Can you spell FiOS? My assertion's been that they need it to save them from 30 years of "cut to clear", but someone with some insider knowledge told me once that it at least isn't that *everywhere*... Cheers, -- jra
Well, Time Warner too, F'r instance North Carolina. See analysis http://www.muninetworks.org/content/digging-h129-another-bill-nc-limit-local-authority-and-broadband-competition Not exactly illegal but so many hoops that nobody will jump I suppose the TW argument is that they need a monopoly to justify investment Here in NYC, in exchange for a franchise, Verizon had to promise universal coverage by mid 2014 http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/verizon-files-application-and.html and there was no exclusive deal. j -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -
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