Who are you kidding? You still had those business ISDN lines well after it stopped being cool.
I remember having eatel dialup in livingston parish almost 10 years ago, and them helping me try to get it working on my linux box. Nice guys all around. On Aug 18, 2011 10:06 AM, "Edmund Cramp" <e...@motion-labs.com> wrote: > Let's face it, COX does not want any competition because otherwise COX would have to start offering competitive rates. > > As for the "build-out" clause - I can see the reason for it, essentially it's social engineering but I think a better way of encouraging universal service would be to simply tax the service areas differently - this would give all of the companies an incentive to support the less densely populated areas. Otherwise "build-out" becomes a monopoly for COX preventing smaller businesses from entering the market. > > Does anyone remember the maneuvering when the Lafayette decided to offer internet service locally? Both COX and AT&T fought tooth and nail to stop them. > > As a business I was with EAtel when they did service Baton Rouge and they were a pleasure to work with - this is back in the days when ISDN was cool - and they knew how to provision a line in one visit. I've love to give them a try again. I don't like monopolies. > > Regards, > Edmund Cramp > -- > Motion Lab Systems, Inc. > 15045 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA > Tel: +1 (225) 272-7364 | Fax: +1 (225) 272-7336 > Web: http://www.motion-labs.com > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: general-boun...@brlug.net >> [mailto:general-boun...@brlug.net] On Behalf Of Brad Bendily >> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:52 AM >> To: general@brlug.net >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Eatel wants in Baton Rouge >> >> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Byron Como <bc...@cox.net> wrote: >> > I think its a good thing. >> > >> > >> http://theadvocate.com/home/619880-79/eatel-asks-to-offer-services.htm >> > l >> > >> >> strange. they used to be in BR years ago.. .now they want back in? >> >> I have mixed feelings about the controversy that Cox brings up. >> One the one hand, they should be held to the same standard as >> everyone else, but on the other hand, i would like to see >> local businesses get some advantages over national business. >> >> what do you guys think? >> >> >> -- >> Have Mercy & Say Yeah >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> General@brlug.net >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
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