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Re: Policy News
- From: Steve Meuse
- Date: Wed Nov 18 23:39:30 2009
Bret Clark expunged (bclark@spectraaccess.com):
> Want to get broadband out to people, then deal with duopolies that many
> of the regions in the country have...such as Verizon & Comcast
WRT to Comcast ...
There is nothing preventing *any* company from building a cable network in any existing MSO territory. Each license is negotiated town-by-town, county-by-county, there aren't any exclusivity agreements, which allow companies like RCN to compete.
The reason why there isn't more local competition is, well, it's kinda seriously captial inte$ive. You ever notice why RCN doesn't overbuild in East Nowheresville, MI (where Jared lives apparently :)??? Because it's not profitable!
-Steve (Comcast employee, speaking on my own behalf)
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