On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 7:32 PM, Howard White <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 01/27/2014 06:59 PM, Tim Jackson wrote: > >> That's entirely untrue. There are no federal regulations that limit an >> area to two suppliers... >> >> Look at Jackson TN.. >> >> JEA for TV, Internet and Phone >> Charter for TV, Internet and Phone >> AT&T for TV, Internet and Phone >> > > Do not confuse the limits of Switched Circuit Telephone providers with > internet providers. Two very different entities. > > What Jerry refers to is part of the outcome of the 1984 Consent Decree > (Judge Green, et al). Back then, the terms Incumbent Local Exchange > Carrier and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers were defined; all within > the realm of Switched Circuit telephony - Ma Bell and the Baby Bells. > > Nobody wanted to see duplicate cable plants constructed, burying even more > copper lines. This is what has opened up the means for WindStream and TW > (International) Telecom and all the other Facilities Based CLECs to buy the > last mile from the ILEC at a regulated price. > > So instead, we have duplicate cable plants with Cable TV providers in the > same market space as ILECs. Never mind that COAX and analog copper has > been obsolete since at least 1984!!! To say nothing of the demise of > Switched Circuit telephony. > > Off with their heads! > > Howard There were (are???) city laws that restrict the number of companies. (E.g. Comcast says we will wire Nashville if you give us make us the only cable service, so they write the law and they build out Nashville.) So I would expect part of this is still local laws that need to be abolished. Paul -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
