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LiberalLovinLug

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29. K & R

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 01:33 PM

Sep 2014

seriously f'd up.

My guess is that these big networks long plan is to wait it out until technology allows them to wire these more remote locations. So they don't want some "community" coming in and establishing a network in advance of that because that may shut them out in the future.

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WTF ...129 [View all] pbmus Sep 2014 OP

Should read "... because it isn't profitable enough." The towns aren't losing money on it. Scuba Sep 2014 #1

K&R Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #2

Another important OP that SHOULD be on the FP. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #3

Ditto marym625 Sep 2014 #25

They took their chunk of the $7.5 BILLION of federal money littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4

Too bad there were no prosecutions of the perps. We might have a whole lot more of our own sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #12

K&R silverweb Sep 2014 #5

WTF is becoming my favorite acronym on DU. adirondacker Sep 2014 #6

There's a lot of it going around. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #16

K&R proReality Sep 2014 #7

What the Internet giants are doing is the pits. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #8

K&R tecelote Sep 2014 #9

K&R azurnoir Sep 2014 #10

K&R wandy Sep 2014 #11

K&R ReRe Sep 2014 #13

I'd be on one of those PatrynXX Sep 2014 #14

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #15

I read that the other day, and just assumed it wasn't making sense because I had not imbibed niyad Sep 2014 #17

K & R L0oniX Sep 2014 #18

The word comcast is evil... Jasana Sep 2014 #19

Impact of Texas Rural Electrification on Children – Duncan Coleman whereisjustice Sep 2014 #20

Next we'll hear the internet giants try to write their slow ass speed into the law.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #21

K&R! calimary Sep 2014 #22

I think they already successfully did this in North Carolina. mackerel Sep 2014 #23

They're putting on some conference in S & F for sustainablity. I hope zombies don't spill their lonestarnot Sep 2014 #24

K&R N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2014 #26

Yup, the goal is to keep us obedient and stupid Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2014 #27

You know what's bullshit - I live in the city and my only internet option is Comcast LynneSin Sep 2014 #28

K & R LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #29