Re: Internet Provider cancels account- is it legal? Can you be next?

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From: Howie
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:43

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"gutz" <dondoherty@canada.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:44:57 GMT, "Sharx." <sharx35@nospam.ca> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Ray" <ray@yourisp.net> wrote in message
> >news:3DDC6A5F.98C34F6F@yourisp.net...
> >> gutz wrote:
> >>
> >> > Your neighbour fails to pay his bill and is cut off by EPCOR. You
then
> >> > have an electrician splice a power line to your neighbours house,
from
> >> > yours thus supplying him with power and removing the incentive for
him
> >> > to pay his bill. Do you not think EPCOR would not frown on such
> >> > activity?
> >> >
> >> > gutz
> >>
> >> If you could get a permit, why should they care as long as someone
> >> pays for the power?
> >> (you'd never get a permit for it tho... so same argument - the city
> >> bylaw people would be real interested in it...)
> >>
> >> Ray
> >
> >I think he's inferring that the power line is tapped into BEFORE the
meter,
> >i.e. theft of electricity.  Now, if it was tapped into AFTER the meter,
as
> >you suggest, EPCOR wouldn't care as the power is being paid for. However,
> >also as you mentioned, Electrical standards would surely consider it an
> >infraction.
> >
>
> Well, no. I was referring to splicing in after the meter. It was the
> reselling of their product I was trying to make a point with, plus
> negating their cutoff policy.
>
> As for electrical standards, I have underground wiring and gas going
> to my Garage, why not to my neighbours?
>
> cheers
> gutz

What would prevent them from tossing an extension cord over the fence?  As
long as it doesn't go over public property, I don't think any laws or bylaws
are being broken.  If you tried to make it a permanent improvement by
putting it underground building code needs to be considered.

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