tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923729.post3691449063482367365..comments2023-09-05T08:34:20.322-04:00Comments on susan the bruce: Stone TabletsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923729.post-91627788735193441442009-08-10T15:39:28.519-04:002009-08-10T15:39:28.519-04:00In a nutshell, in the 80's and 90's AT&...In a nutshell, in the 80's and 90's AT&T's monopoly split up. Verizon and other companies grew from that splintering. These new companies benefited from AT&T's historical monopoly and many had their own monopolies in smaller geographic areas. (Unlike the whole country as occurred with At&T.) When Verizon found the Northern New England market unprofitable they auctioned off their Northern New England business to the highest bidder. FairPoint won the bid and continues on the historical monopoly in telecommunications. <br /><br />The solution is to abolish State's granted privilege monopoly to these telecommunications companies. Individuals can and should make their own decisions on who they want to do business with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923729.post-41899679212113667822009-07-18T00:20:16.873-04:002009-07-18T00:20:16.873-04:00Susan,
I agree that universal internet access wou...Susan,<br /><br />I agree that universal internet access would have a positive impact on this state. I am one of those so call "young people" that has recently decided to make New Hampshire my home. Although I can not speak for those who grow up in the North Country and leave for whatever reason, I can say that I was neither deterred by our "Live Free or Die" motto nor did the marketing (what marketing?) of the state any way influence my decision to reside here. After several months I find it disappointing that the Mount Washington Valley is lacking amenities areas of equal population enjoy in its sister states.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292330295644123358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923729.post-41360535879820995702009-07-17T20:26:55.002-04:002009-07-17T20:26:55.002-04:00What a great article Susan. Insightful and makes ...What a great article Susan. Insightful and makes me wonder why on earth we are so darn backwards? And we come right back again to the "free enterprise system" which means essentially no standardization. If a high bar was set, and high speed was a demand by the Feds for all service providers, wouldn't we at least have a faster and better chance of economic recovery across the board? I may be incorrect, but I thought I read a few years ago that FIOS was instituted after the second world war. One of the first fiber optic cables was installed across the Atlantic?DissedBeliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055548880061195929noreply@blogger.com