>The cable provider's contract with the county has never been >seriously threatened despite these oft repeated failures. The reason >they have not been so punished? It would be far too troublesome to >introduce a new provider while simultaneously retaining full service >for current cable customers. Additionally, it may also be too >expensive these days for anyone to install a new cable system while >at the same time keeping the rates being charged customers from >increasing. In other words, it would just be a lot of hassle.
We had that situation here in DC too. As of Jan 1 we will have a second provider: FIOS. It would be great to have somebody show up with WiMax too. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
