[opendtv] Re: Charter promises Internet service to family--then says it'll cost $16,000
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:22:46 +0000
Monty Solomon posted:
Charter falsely told man that service was available at new home.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/12/charter-promises-internet-service-to-family-then-says-itll-cost-16000/
I don't think that's the most important point made in this article, however. In
fact, most of the article mentions obstacles that are real enough, and nothing
to get overly indignant about. Except this one sentence:
"The [Michigan] law also prevents public entities from providing telecom
services outside their boundaries."
To me, what matters, and what the FCC *should* be doing, is trying to get to
the bottom of the above state regulation. Instead of pretending to do that in
an indirect way, by getting in bed with the broadband companies, with no
guarantee of success. No amount of "transparency," i.e. companies explaining
how they are screwing their customers, will fix the problem described in that
one and only sentence.
Instead, the crooked FCC is deflecting the focus, talking about the big bad web
sites, while working its best to benefit the private local monopolies. What
phonies.
(It is instructive to note that when push came to shove, the municipal
broadband service, which was allowed to come to the rescue, provided the "last
mile" link with terrestrial wireless. Who knows why the private companies don't
use terrestrial wireless, in such circumstances.)
Bert
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