Comment Re:More Harm (Score 2, Interesting) 286
Ha ha. You said 'economic growth' in describing Philadelphia?
They didn't get cable until almost 1990 and they prevented RCN from laying wire so as to protect comcast, ultimately bankrupting RCN.
The democrats that run Philly are looking for kickbacks and concessions. That's all this is about. It has nothing to do with 'poor residents', despite the rhetoric.
If they could pick up trash, I would be a little more accomodating, but they suck.
Verizon just doesn't want to compete against the people who a.) write the laws and b.) underwrite their growth. There was an article about a neighborhood (Ruby Ranch) that 'rolled their own' ISP and it showed how the telecoms fought them tooth and nail.
There is no altruism here.
They didn't get cable until almost 1990 and they prevented RCN from laying wire so as to protect comcast, ultimately bankrupting RCN.
The democrats that run Philly are looking for kickbacks and concessions. That's all this is about. It has nothing to do with 'poor residents', despite the rhetoric.
If they could pick up trash, I would be a little more accomodating, but they suck.
Verizon just doesn't want to compete against the people who a.) write the laws and b.) underwrite their growth. There was an article about a neighborhood (Ruby Ranch) that 'rolled their own' ISP and it showed how the telecoms fought them tooth and nail.
There is no altruism here.
