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Article #5720Re: Alternatives to Comcast?
From: Proprclr
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:01
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:01
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barlowgrad@hotmail.com wrote in message news:<40B56468.5F409960@hotmail.com>...
> The cable companies have to pay a franchise fee to each city for use
> of their streets. They are pushing the Legislature to add similar fees
> for satellite.
Bhech! X{ This sounds like the wishes of local telephone companies
to charge ISPs the same as long distance carriers back in the 90's.
> Whenever someone wants to compete with cable they raise the claim that
> they are a public utility but when regulation comes up they start
> talking about free enterprise.
Basicly, their motto is make as much money as you can, and fuck the
rest. If you can't get your way, get the gov't to do your dirty work
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