[ale] Comcast Caps Data at 250G/Month

[Pat Regan]

Mike Harrison wrote:
>> I used to work for an ILEC that owned the lines in very rural regions of
>> Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.  Some of it VERY rural.  I vaguely
>> remember talking to someone about what happens if someone way out by
>> themselves in the boonies wants a phone.  If that land is within their
>> territory the ILEC/RBOC is required by law to provide the infrastructure.
>>
>> I recall that the reason we were chatting about this at the time was 
>> because they recently had to spend a few tens of thousands of dollars to 
>> provide dial tone to a single customer.
>>
>> I am ignorant of what percentage of that is subsidized by the government.
> 
> Some but not a lot. I've forgotten the numbers. What it got them was a
> 'Benevolent Monopoly' status.. which as others have said differently,
> is different from what local cable carriers operate under.

It is quite different.  The incumbent exchange carriers and RBOCs are
required by law to service everyone within the territory they 'own.'

The cable companies can deny anyone who will be unprofitable.

Pat

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