Yes. Local ordinances are why I can get TDS fiber to my home in La Vergne but 2 blocks away in Smyrna a relative of mine cant. On Jan 29, 2014 5:19 AM, "Paul Boniol" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. > -- -- 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.
