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Article #5716Re: Alternatives to Comcast?
From: Jack Bauer
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 01:23
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 01:23
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Just as an additional FYI, Alameda Power and Telecom wired up the whole town with fiber optics, but you get a coax coming into your house. From looking at the local paper, it sounds like there are still a few small areas of Alameda that are not yet covered and they're are negotiating a loan to make that happen. Justice Gustine wrote: > 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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