Not mine - they keep sending me the adverts to sign up but every time I check
the address they tell me how wonderful a satellite dish would look on my home.
Frankly I love having a fast Internet connection but have zero plans to ever
get cable.
Edmund Cramp
--
:I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and
stupid." - Dorothy Parker.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Ronnie Gilkey
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 3:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Eatel wants in Baton Rouge
U-verse is here, they've come knocking around my neighborhood a couple of times
ronnie
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
Is AT&T not deploying its "U-verse" fiber network in EBR? They are in
Hammond and on the west bank, and other areas around here. So I
wonder what happens when Eatel approaches a parish and says we want to
run fiber all over your parish, and AT&T says nope we already did
that.
ray
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:42 PM, mat branyon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Who are you kidding? You still had those business ISDN lines well after it
> stopped being cool.
>
> I remember having eatel dialup in livingston parish almost 10 years ago, and
> them helping me try to get it working on my linux box. Nice guys all
> around.
>
> On Aug 18, 2011 10:06 AM, "Edmund Cramp" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Let's face it, COX does not want any competition because otherwise COX
>> would have to start offering competitive rates.
>>
>> As for the "build-out" clause - I can see the reason for it, essentially
>> it's social engineering but I think a better way of encouraging universal
>> service would be to simply tax the service areas differently - this would
>> give all of the companies an incentive to support the less densely populated
>> areas. Otherwise "build-out" becomes a monopoly for COX preventing smaller
>> businesses from entering the market.
>>
>> Does anyone remember the maneuvering when the Lafayette decided to offer
>> internet service locally? Both COX and AT&T fought tooth and nail to stop
>> them.
>>
>> As a business I was with EAtel when they did service Baton Rouge and they
>> were a pleasure to work with - this is back in the days when ISDN was cool -
>> and they knew how to provision a line in one visit. I've love to give them a
>> try again. I don't like monopolies.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Edmund Cramp
>> --
>> Motion Lab Systems, Inc.
>> 15045 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA
>> Tel: +1 (225) 272-7364 | Fax: +1 (225) 272-7336
>> Web: http://www.motion-labs.com
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad Bendily
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:52 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Eatel wants in Baton Rouge
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Byron Como <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > I think its a good thing.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> http://theadvocate.com/home/619880-79/eatel-asks-to-offer-services.htm
>>> > l
>>> >
>>>
>>> strange. they used to be in BR years ago.. .now they want back in?
>>>
>>> I have mixed feelings about the controversy that Cox brings up.
>>> One the one hand, they should be held to the same standard as
>>> everyone else, but on the other hand, i would like to see
>>> local businesses get some advantages over national business.
>>>
>>> what do you guys think?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Have Mercy & Say Yeah
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