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Subject: Re: [OM] New photos up
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2013 08:00:58 -0600
On 3/9/13 07:11 : , Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> The amazing part of this story is that you had a choice... such as it
> is.  :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 3/8/2013 2:07 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> After two years of hearing that BS, I dropped 'em and went with Comcast.
>>
>> Every once in a while someone rattles the MetroE word around here, but
>> nothing ever happens.  So right now, if you want anything higher than 1.5
>> down, 768 up, Comcast is the only game in town.
>> --
I realize in some places you only have one option (or two if you 
consider satellite) but the frustrating part is that the cable providers 
usually have a monopoly that dates back to the early days of cable.  The 
cable companies lobbied for, and won, legislation that guaranteed them 
exclusive coverage in any area where they were granted a license to 
operate.  So, for example, Cablevision (our original cable company back 
in the early 80's) had a legal monopoly on most of NW Indiana, and that 
monopoly transferred when they were purchased/absorbed by Comcast later 
on.  And I believe that Comcast's lobbyists were part of the reason the 
FIOS initiative was killed because they felt threatened.

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Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
Valparaiso, IN


"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard

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