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Starting a Cable Company?

Posted by Cliff on from the if-you-want-something-done-right... dept.

prec asks: "One of my goals for my post-university life is to start my own High Speed Internet provider. The plan is to find a decent sized residential area that does not currently have such a service available and start my business there. However, one major problem presents itself - How in the world could I start my own cable company? Would I actually have to lay my own cable lines and everything or do the big companies (such as Comcast) have services set up for people to start their own 'Comcast Franchise' type businesses? All feedback is appreciated."

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  1. Dear Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I have extreme sexual urges and I was wondering what the readers thought would be a good way to make money from this situation while at the same time getting my rocks off?

    Any feedback you might have would be appreciated

  2. Re:Suggestions for your Terms of Service by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    upstream is and HAS ALWAYS BEEN just exactly the same price as downstream. Think about it; if three hoses come into a fork connection, that means they all have a bottle neck there, whether the water is going UP or DOWN. For this "upstream is expensive" myth to be true, there has to be some point on the pipe where there is a bottle neck that applies to upstream and not downstream.

    There is no such thing.

    It's all a myth.