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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: HR 1542
It is so easy to get side tracked ... I do not work for the cable side of Adelphia. I do have a little experience in working on the local politics of cable in my home town. Most cable television franchises are regulated on the local level by municipalities. Each city created franchises based on the wish of the local city government. In some cites the cable company has a monopoly, some not. The cable contracts are from time to time up for review in some cities. If you have a problem with way cable is done in your town or city, then you should get involved in local politics. The ILECs love to have people complain about local cable because it keeps the public from focusing on HR 1542 and other efforts to avoid opening up the sale of unbundled elements before they are allowed to provide inter-LATA services. At 11:41 PM -0700 06-05-2001, Roeland Meyer wrote: > From: Charles Sprickman [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 2:42 PM Adelphia is not a regulated public utility, that's the difference.Yes, and a number of us look at their "exclusive" agreements, with many municiplaities, and have been asking why they are not a regulated monopoly. Those contracts are as anti-competitive as it gets. -- Joseph T. Klein +1 414 915 7489 Senior Network Engineer [email protected] Adelphia Business Solutions [email protected] "... the true value of the Internet is its connectedness ..." -- John W. Stewart III
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