| Doug Stewart on 6 Dec 2010 13:19:05 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Net Neutrality |
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Claude M. Schrader <plug@claudeschrader.com> wrote: > > I don't have a source for this, but I'm pretty sure the state gave Verizon > many millions of dollars in the early 00s to fund their FTTP project. It > wasn't completely paid for by us, but we did contribute. > > Besides, FiOS runs on public telephone poles, and underneath public roads. > That is a resource we have given use of to Verizon. Once again, Bell Atlantic is a special case. Ma Bell WAS a gov't-sponsored/allowed monopoly and thus operates under a different set of historical conditions and constraints. Verizon != all ISPs, though, which is my point. -- -Doug @zamoose http://literalbarrage.org/blog/ ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug