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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:24 AM Original message |
High court hands big victory to cable (busy SC day) |
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Quetzal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. SCOTUS says Cable Companies Don't Need to Share Lines |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That's why cable rates run $50 to $100 per month... |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. So much for the "free market" |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. So much for the public good |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Very well put. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. I wonder if this will be a boost for WiMax? |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. lots people I know switched to Dish--lower rates |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 12:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I don't know |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
7. I'll be interested to read this whole decision. |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 09:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I would guess and probably agree with |
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oly (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 10:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I see your point, but ISP's would pay the cable guys for the |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 12:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Ya, but the two have to agree on a rate. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I agree with this partly. The Bells ALL sell time on their lines |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Damn! It looks like they're going to go after DSL next too! |
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mccoyn (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. Can any company run cable? |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 02:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Of course you could, if you had enough $$ and wanted to make that |
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stickdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 03:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. It's not as simple as "of course you could." You need to be awarded a |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 03:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Perhaps I misunderstood your question. Or maybe it's me. |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-05 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
17. I love how they ignore the biggest group of losers. |
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jarab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
20. kick ... |
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Twist_U_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
21. Court Strikes a Blow Against Freedom Online |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. "This threatens free speech and privacy ..." |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. It will take generations to fix this mess our country is in. |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I still use dial up since I don't get cable where I live. I think dial up |
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In Truth We Trust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. kick for truth................WE NEED A REVOLUTION NOW! |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. REVOLUTION IS AT HAND!! |
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LightningFlash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Won't work. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. " ... they can kick people off for breaking the "rules" |
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LightningFlash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. No..... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. which goes hand-in-hand with their filesharing decision |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. "It’s time that Congress heard from Americans ... |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. So get DSL. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Sorry, no access to DSL in rural areas |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Really? |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. DSL brings in line-length issues |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Distances really large in NorCal. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I wouldn't touch cable internet with a 10ft pole here |
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BBradley (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Corporate liberty is far more important to these people than |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-05 01:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
39. If TWC tries that shit with me... |
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