[Info-vax] US Broadband

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <md83bf$l1f$1 at panix2.panix.com>,
	kludge at panix.com (Scott Dorsey) writes:
> Stephen Hoffman  <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:
>>On 2015-03-04 16:45:02 +0000, glen herrmannsfeldt said:
>>
>>> Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> (snip)
>>> 
>>>> Right.  The PUC has jurisdiction over the T-1 circuit that goes from 
>>>> you to your ISP, only.  Negotiating the internet service is between you 
>>>> and the ISP.
>>> 
>>> Yes, but as I understand it, not all telcos will lease such pairs.
>>
>>The local telco won't provide private point-to-point links, per a 
>>statement by their regional president.
> 
> What company is this?
> 
> Here are your state tariffs:
> http://www.puc.state.nh.us/regulatory/companies-regulated-tariffs.htm
> 
> If there is a service listed in the tariff, the company has to provide it.

Unless you can prove it is because of race, color or national origin, they
don't have to do business with you at all.  And, as in the case of my
situation, all the tariffs in the world can't make cable pairs magically
appear.  And they are not going to do a major (yes, major, I ran cable
for a living in a previous life and engineered it in another previous
life so I know what is involved) plant upgrade so I can have a wired
phone.

> 
> Without point to point links, how would your local web services company
> get their connectivity?  How would businesses get their burglar alarms
> set up, or the state police run their radio network?  How do cellphone
> towers communicate with one another?
> 
> Admittedly NH is pretty messed up after the whole Fairpoint debacle, but 
> it can't be so messed up that a letter from a lawyer won't fix it.

I wish I lived in the fantasy world you live in.

bill

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