[TriLUG] TW and Embarq work to keep Wilson style internet from spreading

[Greg Brown]

I think Mark Turner put it rather well - for two year's salary of Time
Warner's CEO the town of Wilson installed a municipal broadband systems that
TWC was unwilling to do.  Hence TWC went into "if the rest of the people
catch on and we're screwed" mode.  And they are.  It's sick the prices we
pay for limited uploads and throttled downloads.

Case in point?  My parents in Scottsdale.  They get, via speedtest.net,
routine 17 meg down, 2 meg up.  Yeah, the upload is still restricted but 17
meg for "basic" serivce.. what TWC customer doesn't want that?  Hell, I got
15/15 meg service when I lived in South Korea.

We're being controlled here, people.  It's time to level teh playing field,
espeicially in communties where the big "providers" choose not to offer
competive service.

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:12 AM, mgmonza <mgmonza at gmail.com> wrote:

> Neil L. Little wrote:
>
>> Been about a month.
>>
>> It has appeared in on these sites so far.
>>
>>
>> http://consumerist.com/5224578/time-warner-cable-cannot-possibly-compete-with-the-small-city-of-wilson-nc
>>
>
> Even there the BBQ flame lamp is  lit. What -is- it about NC?
>
>
>> House Bill 1252/S1004
>>
>> It is currently in committee in both houses.
>>
>> Write your state rep/senator and tell him to vote nay.
>>
>>
> I will that.
>
>  73,
>> Neil, WA4AZL
>>
>> ps: Wilson is my home town.
>>
>>
> Lucky you.  I actually considered moving there for the Internet - just a
> bit too far down insane I-40 from CH.
>
>
> MG
>
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