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Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> wrote:
>David W. Tamkin <nobody@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

>>A few years ago I found a map of the cable franchise divisions within the
>>city of Chicago on the net, possibly within www.cityofchicago.org somewhere,
>>but I shortsightedly failed to save the image nor even bookmark the page. 
>>Now I can't find it to save my life.

>>Can anyone lead me back to it, please?

>>I asked on a TV technical forum, and someone found a map that showed area 2
>>reaching to the lakeshore, which is obviously wrong.

>I don't think it matters anymore, is probably the reason there is no current
>map.

There's no current map because the city's re-arranged Web site has a lot
less information on it than it once did. I even looked on the GIS applications
on the city maps page (linked on the city's home page), but no map there
either.

>Comcast operates in all 5 zones, there are only two others (I think), RCN
>and WOW. Those two only have a limited market area, both more or less
>catering to multi-unit dwellings, in the city anyway.

WOW has area 5, probably because they are in suburbs adjacent to this part
of the city. RCN has a franchise to wire anywhere in the city, but forgot
to do it. With Comcast, it's pretty hit or miss if they have a particular
building wired in area 1.

>So there are some areas with a choice, but that doesn't mean the alternate
>wants to deal with you. If you hate Comcast, want the RCN and they don't
>service your block, too bad. There was some ruling from the CCC about if one
>or the other was available to service a dwelling, their job was done.

I'd like to find somebody, somewhere, in a building that's passed by
multiple cable providers.