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US ISPs Using Push Polling To Stop Cheap Internet
An anonymous reader writes "What happens when a new ISP is started somewhere in the United States that completely blows out of the water all the other ISPs in the area, in terms of price and performance? Apparently, that question is being answered in North Carolina, where Greenlight Inc., a company started by a city government, is trying to offer faster, more reliable, and cheaper Internet service to the local residents. Time Warner and Embarq can't compete. So they are not only lobbying the state government to destroy the upstart competition, but are now using push polling methods to gain support, across the two cities that could benefit from the new ISP, for the 'Level the playing field' legislation they got introduced in the legislature." A local news outlet provides coverage more friendly to the incumbents' point of view.
Oh come on, it is no worse or better than any other tech forum. Think Kdawson is bad, back in my day on Slashdot we had Jon Katz. Now get off my lawn!
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Honestly, Katz isn't the best example here. You ought to have pointed to kdawson's previous alias "michael".
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Why are these astroturfers modded so high.. mid parent up, he puts them in their place!
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I'm all for cheaper broadband, but I hope nothing good ever happens to Wilson, North Carolina.
Wilson's government, and much of its economy, is funded by an I-95 speed trap. They extended their city limits to touch the Interstate, and they feed upon out-of-state residents.
After you get a ticket, the city gives your name and address to local lawyers: if you get a ticket in Wilson, you can expect several letters from local attorneys offering to represent you. If you decide to show up and plead 'not guilty,' the judge has the discretion to revoke your privilege to drive in North Carolina... which would result in a loss of license in your home state.
Fuck Wilson NC. I hope squirrels eat their WAN links and shit in their water supply.