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Re: FCC Broadband Proposal: too little, too late, too timid

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From: John Higdon
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:56
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In article <4BA3D2B6.4060703@aa4re.ampr.org>,
 Roy <aa4re@aa4re.ampr.org> wrote:

> I was a CLEC so I am familiar with the landscape.  We were going to do 
> data only so things like reciprocal payments aren't applicable.  There 
> was little in the way as long as you didn't try to use the phone 
> company's resources.  As an example, renting pole space from PG&E was 
> straight forward.

My CLEC experience is on the telephone side. Nevertheless, even taking 
what you say at face value, starting a major company seems at least 
trivially more difficult than simply ordering the service, as those in 
other countries are able to do.

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John Higdon
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From: John Higdon <higgy@kome.com>
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Subject: Re: FCC Broadband Proposal: too little, too late, too timid
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