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May 24, 2006
Video Franchise in hand, where did Verizon build first?
“We’re being left behind. The consumer’s sitting there going, I feel like I live in Communist Cuba—I’m forced to take what they give me.”
So says Bill Haynie, a resident of the Sycamore Hills neighborhood of Fort Wayne, Ind., in a Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette article that reports Verizon is selectively deploying its high-speed fiber-to-the-home service in specific neighborhoods. Based on the furor over video franchise reform, which Indiana passed earlier this year, the immediate thought is that Haynie lives in a poor neighborhood. After all, didn’t anti-reform groups like Free Press warn us about new cable entrants like Verizon “red-lining” poor neighborhoods?
“Cable and telecommunications companies are loath to wire low income and rural areas because they don’t find it profitable. Internet access is only available to those living near cable company networks who can afford to pay higher and higher premiums for service. Low income and rural residents are simply left behind,” FreePress declares at its “Defend Local Access” site.
But wait, Sycamore Hills is the ritzy section of town, surrounded by a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and where median home price is $246,000.
“It is not poorer neighborhoods that have been left out of what Verizon calls its ‘life-changing’ Internet service, but some of the city’s wealthiest,” the Journal-Gazette reports.
Perhaps thinking that it might get more for its marketing dollar if it sought customers where the incumbent didn’t, Verizon first rolled out service in Ft. Wayne’s Hanna-Creighton neighborhood.
“Hanna-Creighton…beset by vacant lots and decaying homes – is on track to be among the first areas in the Midwest to have Internet service that at its slowest download is 89 times faster than a traditional dial-up modem. At its fastest, the fiber-optic network is 536 times faster,” according to the report.
Posted by steve.titch at May 24, 2006 06:30 PM
Not much on my mind lately. My life's been completely boring these days. I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. So it goes.
Comment by: Sten13360 at January 26, 2007 08:22 AM
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I haven't been up to anything today. I don't care. I've just been staying at home not getting anything done. Basically not much happening right now. Maybe tomorrow. I guess it doesn't bother me.
Comment by: Sten14694 at January 26, 2007 08:25 PM
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten40463 at January 27, 2007 09:58 PM
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I've more or less been doing nothing worth mentioning, but eh. My life's been really bland today. I don't care. I've just been letting everything happen without me these days. That's how it is.
Comment by: Sten2301 at January 28, 2007 09:50 AM
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I feel like a complete blank, but I don't care. Pfft. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
Comment by: Sten84742 at January 28, 2007 10:42 AM
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I just don't have much to say these days, but so it goes. Today was a total loss. I guess it doesn't bother me.
Comment by: Sten10362 at January 28, 2007 05:00 PM
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I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen. Whatever. Not much on my mind lately. I guess it doesn't bother me.
Comment by: Sten56640 at January 28, 2007 06:37 PM
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I just don't have anything to say. Not that it matters. Eh. I've just been staying at home doing nothing, but I don't care. That's how it is.
Comment by: Sten85746 at January 29, 2007 02:56 AM
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I've just been staying at home not getting anything done. I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning. My life's been pretty unremarkable these days. Eh.
Comment by: Sten25555 at January 29, 2007 05:13 AM
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My mind is like a bunch of nothing, but I guess it doesn't bother me. I haven't been up to anything recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing to speak of.
Comment by: Sten15455 at January 29, 2007 05:51 AM
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I feel like a complete blank, but I don't care. Pfft. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
Comment by: Sten85682 at January 29, 2007 04:14 PM
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I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen. Whatever. Not much on my mind lately. I guess it doesn't bother me.
Comment by: Sten26668 at January 30, 2007 02:06 AM
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I just don't have anything to say , but shrug. So it goes. Not much on my mind recently. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten81721 at January 30, 2007 10:05 PM
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Not much on my mind. I don't care. I've just been letting everything happen without me , but shrug. Whatever. I feel like a void.
Comment by: Sten10036 at January 31, 2007 04:18 PM
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I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. What can I say? I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning, but pfft. Not that it matters. Pretty much nothing exciting happening to speak of. I haven't been up to much these days.
Comment by: Sten67000 at February 1, 2007 12:25 AM
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My life's been basically bland today. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. My mind is like an empty room. I've more or less been doing nothing to speak of. Not much on my mind recently.
Comment by: Sten3567 at February 1, 2007 08:22 AM
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I haven't gotten anything done recently. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I haven't been up to anything these days, but it's not important. Today was a total loss.
Comment by: Sten22088 at February 1, 2007 10:22 AM
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I haven't been up to much lately. I've basically been doing nothing , but it's not important. I can't be bothered with anything recently. I've just been letting everything happen without me lately.
Comment by: Sten81340 at February 1, 2007 04:04 PM
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I can't be bothered with anything these days, but such is life. I don't care. So it goes. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. I've just been hanging out waiting for something to happen, but that's how it is.
Comment by: Sten7697 at February 1, 2007 10:34 PM
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I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen. Whatever. Not much on my mind lately. I guess it doesn't bother me.
Comment by: Sten89598 at February 2, 2007 02:08 AM
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I can't be bothered with anything these days, but shrug. I just don't have anything to say recently. I haven't gotten much done recently. Nothing seems worth thinking about.
Comment by: Sten82785 at February 2, 2007 08:55 PM
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I just don't have much to say these days, but so it goes. Today was a total loss. I guess it doesn't bother me.
Comment by: Sten10147 at February 3, 2007 12:31 AM
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Not much on my mind these days, but what can I say? It's not important. I just don't have much to say lately. I've just been letting everything pass me by recently, but eh.
Comment by: Sten51420 at February 4, 2007 06:48 AM
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I haven't gotten anything done today. I feel like a fog, but what can I say? I've just been letting everything wash over me lately, not that it matters. Shrug.
Comment by: Sten11163 at February 5, 2007 07:10 PM
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I've more or less been doing nothing worth mentioning, but eh. My life's been really bland today. I don't care. I've just been letting everything happen without me these days. That's how it is.
Comment by: Sten64094 at February 5, 2007 09:22 PM
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I haven't been up to much today. I've just been letting everything happen without me. Basically nothing seems worth bothering with. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I just don't have anything to say right now. More or less nothing happening.
Comment by: Sten56229 at February 6, 2007 08:02 AM
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retty much nothing seems worth thinking about. My life's been completely dull , not that it matters. I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen.
Comment by: Sten31849 at February 6, 2007 08:15 AM
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