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Article #5740Re: Alternatives to Comcast?
From: barlowgrad
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 03:45
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 03:45
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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. 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. -- To reply via e-mail please delete one c from paccbell
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