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In Virginia, Delivering Broadband To the Customers Big Telecom Forgot

Posted by timothy on from the bouncy-bouncy dept.

cheezitmike writes "A Washington Post story tells how former automotive engineer Paul Conlin just wanted to get broadband at his rural home in Fauquier County, Virginia, and ended up forming his own wireless ISP: 'Paul Conlin, the proprietor of Blaze Broadband, is not a typical telecom executive. He drives a red pickup and climbs roofs. When customers call tech support, he is the one who answers. Conlin delivers broadband to Fauquier County homes bypassed by Comcast and Verizon, bouncing wireless signals from antennas on barns, silos, water towers and cellphone poles.'"

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  1. Wait for it... by Wizarth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sued by Comcast and Verizon for "unfair competition" in 3, 2, 1...

    1. Re:Wait for it... by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Already happened in some locales:
      Telco wouldn't install fiber network, sued to prevent city from doing so (Another Article: we sue because we care)

      Louisiana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Fiber-to-the-Home Plan

  2. I'll take the hit for this one... by AlienIntelligence · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our red pickup driving, roof climbing overlords.

    -AI

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  3. Re:there are no monopolies by houghi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    won't post their prices, because they're not anywhere near competitive.

    I would say they ARE competitive.

    A guy walks into a store and asks what the price for potatoes is. 2,50EUR a kilo. "That is crazy, the store around the corner only ask 25 cents a kilo".
    + "Go buy there", says the store owner.
    - "They don't have anything left"
    + That's just crazy If I don't have anything left, my prices drop to 15 cents per kilo

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