Gotcha beat....my AM/FM Clock Radio - Mfg by SounDesign. Purchased new for 15 bucks in 1974 - still working perfectly & keeping perfect time - despite being plugged in all over the world (Japan, Germany, Panama, Honduras, New Jersey)
Gotcha beat....my AM/FM Clock Radio - Mfg by SounDesign.
Purchased new for 15 bucks in 1974 - still working perfectly & keeping perfect time - despite being plugged in all over the world (Japan, Germany, Panama, Honduras, New Jersey)
Quote from the article:
"Less clear is what the FCC will decide in cases where fiber is driven deeper into neighborhoods before connecting with the copper wires that serve individual homes, or is strung to homes where copper service already exists."
And:
"State regulators, who set certain rules and rates and who oppose changes to the FCC's rules, worry that the former Bells are executing a well-honed strategy: Promise dazzling broadband networks in exchange for regulatory relief, then pull back."
This has already occured in my town - Tacoma Washington.
With the advent of Tacoma's Click! network (http://www.click-network.com) which is city-owned, it is amazing how much advertising of "low introductory rates" we've seen.
The advantages:
I can gleefully tell both my RBOC (Qwest) and ATT "Not in this - or any other - lifetime"
The big dis-advantage:
Because this is city-owned (meaning taxpayer-owned), guess who has permanent seating at each of the (required) public meetings ? QWEST & ATT
Minor inconvienience:
Only three ISPs are "blessed" to provide service
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Maybe Joey McNicol http://t3-v-mcnicol.org/ can recommend some help. Remember that he's the Aussie who got sued by a Spammer and won in Oct of '02.
Gotcha beat....my AM/FM Clock Radio - Mfg by SounDesign. Purchased new for 15 bucks in 1974 - still working perfectly & keeping perfect time - despite being plugged in all over the world (Japan, Germany, Panama, Honduras, New Jersey)
Gotcha beat....my AM/FM Clock Radio - Mfg by SounDesign. Purchased new for 15 bucks in 1974 - still working perfectly & keeping perfect time - despite being plugged in all over the world (Japan, Germany, Panama, Honduras, New Jersey)
Quote from the article: "Less clear is what the FCC will decide in cases where fiber is driven deeper into neighborhoods before connecting with the copper wires that serve individual homes, or is strung to homes where copper service already exists." And: "State regulators, who set certain rules and rates and who oppose changes to the FCC's rules, worry that the former Bells are executing a well-honed strategy: Promise dazzling broadband networks in exchange for regulatory relief, then pull back." This has already occured in my town - Tacoma Washington. With the advent of Tacoma's Click! network (http://www.click-network.com) which is city-owned, it is amazing how much advertising of "low introductory rates" we've seen. The advantages: I can gleefully tell both my RBOC (Qwest) and ATT "Not in this - or any other - lifetime" The big dis-advantage: Because this is city-owned (meaning taxpayer-owned), guess who has permanent seating at each of the (required) public meetings ? QWEST & ATT Minor inconvienience: Only three ISPs are "blessed" to provide service