- Feb 22, 2007
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Communities ask Embarq and TWC to upgrade service in their area and they are turned down. So they get together and decide to put in the service themselves. Great , everyone gets cheap access. So Time Warner does what any monopoly does, tries to put them in their place, below the thumb of the company.
So what is the problem ?
Cable companies supposedly can't afford upgrades and since they can't, then nobody is allowed to improve their own service !
http://www.dslreports.com/show...y-Broadband-Ban-102024
Indyweek article:
http://www.indyweek.com/gyroba...ntent?oid=oid%3A259848
So what is the problem ?
Cable companies supposedly can't afford upgrades and since they can't, then nobody is allowed to improve their own service !
http://www.dslreports.com/show...y-Broadband-Ban-102024
The city of Wilson, North Carolina launched a $28 million municipal broadband operation named Greenlight last year, offering symmetrical speeds up to 100Mbps -- far surpassing the best local incumbents Embarq and Time Warner Cable have to offer. Embarq and Time Warner Cable did what any carrier in a government-protected duopoly would do: they began a several year campaign to lobby state legislators to not only pass laws that would effectively cripple or ban such operations, but also prohibit this community from getting access to broadband stimulus funds. In response, local city officials have launched a new website and FAQ arguing against the bills. This IndyWeek report on the Wilson network is a must read, and notes the city went first to Time Warner and Embarq to build the network, but they refused.
Indyweek article:
http://www.indyweek.com/gyroba...ntent?oid=oid%3A259848