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[drakcapusus]

Yes, I do have DSL. But you and I aren't the only ones in this state. You don't think that other providers will come in? You don't think that will bring the cost down?
I don't have a cell phone. Don't need one, couldn't afford one if I did. Your beefin about a $2.00 charge, which I can't find on my phone bill by the way? What about the fees and charges for you cell? Why do you have a land line if you have cell, which has internet service?
You don't like petition drives so we all should just shut up and follow the powers that be? All of rural Nebraska shouldn't have a better choice of service?
mailto:petition@usepublicpower.com
Drop them a line.

[WhimpyPeon]

From internic whois database:

[Imwithstupid]

[Power to the People]

[Phreakwars]

[WhimpyPeon]

Ok, like I said, I don't feel strongly one way or another here, so here is my (probably) last comment.

IWS,
Time Warner has an exclusive contract with an expiration on that contract. I think a city has to have these types of contracts in order to keep cables hanging from poles or buried in people's yards to a minimum. Last week TW had to re-run a cable to the building next to mine. The digger's hot line people were out marking and flagging. My back yard had flags and painted lines all over the place.

Further, TW paid for all of the infrastructure that they currently use.

PTTP,
You are right, a whois was probably a bad idea.
Here is the actual petition.

I think Mr Schumacher and Ms Aerni are very good business people and they were the first to bring Internet to Columbus. I just think their involvement in business ventures through petition is a little high.
Here is a simple google search for petition and Paul Schumacher

After reading your response on the Columbus/Leigh thing you are right (as I said I was going from memory). Every subscriber in Columbus is still paying a nickle a month for something most didn't ask for. Dig a little deeper and I thing you will find that MV was behind that effort as well.

I didn't say the frontier proposal was good or bad, I just pointed out that MV complained about it. I didn't like the proposal myself.

Again, I don't have a problem with the whole BPL thing as long as there are not any "sweatheart deals" given to some and excluding others. Being a public power state, the stockholders should be given fair representation of our infrastructure. I would also like to know that if I am in the country and need a COP/Fire Truck/Ambulance that my phone and their radios will work.

drak,
Please don't confuse your desire for cheap rural broadband with some kind of right. You chose to live in the country which is fine, but don't expect those living in communities to pay the bill. I would like a Lexus, but guess what I can't afford that either. I would like my neighborhood to be more quiet at night, however that's the hazard of city life. Each lifestyle has it's advantages and disadvantages.
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Have soapbox will travel!

[drakcapusus]

[quote]drak,
Please don't confuse your desire for cheap rural broadband with some kind of right. You chose to live in the country which is fine, but don't expect those living in communities to pay the bill. I would like a Lexus, but guess what I can't afford that either. I would like my neighborhood to be more quiet at night, however that's the hazard of city life. Each lifestyle has it's advantages and disadvantages.

[drakcapusus]

The quote thing back fired..........

[Old Salt]

[WhimpyPeon]

[drakcapusus]

I was just stating my experience.

I'm a little confused Whimpy.
Do you think community dwellers have different basic bills than rural dwellers? You do have added bills living in Columbus, but like you have said, that is your choice. We all pay for the storm damage. Do you know how much it costs the home owner to have a line run to their home? It's far from cheap and comes out of the home owners pocket - not yours. How did you get so miss guided on this? Are you so hell bent on being a martyr that pays for everybody that you make these things up?
I can't believe you seriously believe most of what you write.
BPL doesn't stop at the city limits, just as the power lines don't.
I'll leave you with a reminder....
The purpose of the petition is to put to a vote by the people the question of allowing public powers to run BPL. Put it to a vote.

[WhimpyPeon]

No martyr here. Just the guy who reads the petition:

[RoadRunner]

I’ve been watching this thread for a few days now. Wimpy got to the point I was waiting for. BPL and internet to the masses is only a small part of this issue, just a ruse to make the consumer see a value, NPPD has hundreds of miles of dark fiber that they can’t do anything with and would just love to be able to let other entities use, possibly even free, but the law won’t allow it. Allowing this fiber and other telecommunications capabilities to be used may not be a bad thing, actually I can think of a number of possibilities that would actually save the taxpayers money. The problem is telecommunication industry is against this because of course who’s pocketbooks are going to be affected? I’m trying to see the benefit to Nebraska Lottery or Megavision for this to pass, after all they are also classified as a telephone company.

[plum_broke]

I am impressed - almost two pages of posts and no one has turned this into a concealed carry debate.

I do have to add that I would agree to some extent with WP, you choose where you live and when you choose where you live you also have to live with the options that are for you. I currently have Road Runner and I love it! I am with several who would love to pay to have wireless all over town, I too did not like the proposal that Frontier gave the city, so I will wait patiently and not complain.

[Power to the People]