Gary KW4Z <kw4z@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 1/10/08 1:28 AM, in article
> jiebo31nh6cebhl0iel2srn0jagfkhtbrs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Mr Steele"
> <Ironandsteele@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 21:29:03 -0600, "Larry" <homersimp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>>> Anyone know why there is only 1 cable company in the shoals area?
>>>
>> The local gov'ts used to "put it out for bid", and I use that term
>> loosely. Comcast always seemed to be the low bidder. I haven't heard
>> of that farce in recent years.
>> I think that Charter is still across Shoal Creek, is it not?
>> Basically Charter served Killen, Rogersville, Lexington and
>> surrounding metropoli, to the east, stopping short of Athens.
>> I suppose to get the true answer, you would have to investigate the
>> deals made under tables and on golf courses.
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> I also know that Charter serves some areas of around Tus***bia or
> around the intersection of Hwy 20 (Alt 72) & Hwy 157. From what I
> hear though the customers of Charter say that it's so hit and miss and
> the coverage in the area is so bad that Satellite is far more reliable
> even in a heavy rain storm. Could be folks are tapping in illegally
> and using unapproved converter boxes which noise up the signal but I
> suspect that Charter just doesn't give this area enough concern to fix
> things.
>
> Either way it goes these Cable companies certainly have more of a
> monopoly than AT&T did before and speaking of Monopoly isn't that just
> what AT&T is doing again by buying up all the baby bells? Someone
> somewhere, including the politicians, are making megabucks while
> everyone else suffers.
>
>
The whole breakup of AT&T and the original phone companies resulted in
immediate increases in phone bills. If I recall it nearly doubled in 10
years or so.
What should have happened is they should have ordered the phone companies
to open up their lines to new equipment and allowed non phone company
equipment to be connected.
No one ever saved a penny from the breakup although it did lead to new
equipment and allow new technology to hit the market.
We are now seeing the completion of the same companies taking control of
the phone networks. That means some very rich judges and lawyers in a few
years when history repeats itself.
Of course another price spiral will follow.
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