OK. I guess I just have to conclude you're hard of listening. I think we're done. Jim
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Ruben Safir > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: nycwireless@lists.nycwireless.net > Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Fwd: Multichannel News - > AnalystsQuestionBellInvestments > > > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 22:27, Jim Henry wrote: > > Ruben, > > Telcos don't pay franchise fees in most cases to the best of my > > knowledge and are now doing their best to avoid paying them > as cable > > companies do, even as the telcos begin to roll out video service. > > On the other hand, cable companies DO pay them. In > addition, yes they > > also provide local access channels for the communities they > serve. I > > don't know how you can interpret that as some sort of monopoly for > > either cable or telcos. These channels are USED by the > local communities. > > This whole right up a load of jaargon laced claptrap. > > The telcos have exclusive rights to your house through an > intermediary franchise granted by NYC whose name is escaping > me at the moment. If not for the Federal Teleco Act to open > up competition, even Covad would NEVER had happened. > > As for the Cable TV companies, they actively did a shakedown > routine on local communities, holding up CTV access for a > decade to shake out money. I remember this as a PRIMARY > witness to the events after attending the hearing and being > directly involved in political machinations at the time, > especially when they left out Brooklyn and Bronx for decades > and held up Rockville Center under a direct threat. > > Don't even attempt to rewrite the history. > > Alex Pilosoft was still learning basic English when these > things were going down. > > > > They are > > PROVIDED by the cable companies at no charge and with no > restrictions > > in ADDITION to the fees paid to the community. > > > GOOD. Or they can rip out the cables and we can get a better > carrier in there. > > No Problem Amigo. > > Ruben > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/278 - Release > Date: 3/9/2006 > > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
