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Re: Alternatives to Comcast?

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From: Justice Gustine
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 04:02
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Bob Ward <bobward@email.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 19:00:33 -0700, Jack Bauer <jb@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>If you are in Alameda there is Alameda Power & Telecom.  I know the 
>>rates used to be fairly competitive.
>>
>
>How does that work, exactly?  You can't exactly choose your wired
>cable company, can you?
>

If there is an overbuilder, yes. Pac Bell once tried and could not
make money at it. The above mentioned Alameda system is still in
operation, or the bankrupt RCN in some other .ba areas.
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From: Justice Gustine <justicegustine@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: Alternatives to Comcast?
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