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) Salem, NC just got a bit more enticing from my point-of-view. The citizens of this small town, supported by their local government, have taken on Time Warner Cable by establishing a civil-run ISP, providing 10 Mbps both up and down at each house, cable television, and internet phone, all for $99/month. The system, named Greenlight, came into existence after the town petitioned Time Warner for better service in the area; Time Warner refused, and the citizens took it upon themselves.
Now Time Warner is pulling together it’s lobbying forces on a bill in the North Carolina legislature that will make it more difficult for other cities to follow suit. In the name of “anti-competition”, Time Warner is claiming that Greenlight unfairly leverages the power of the government to push Time Warner out of business in Salem and any other city that follows suit. Mama Bear would call shenanigans. I’m going to come out right, with no child-filtering, and say this is BULL SHIT. I am sick and tired of the large corporations pushing around their weight in order to maintain their bottom line while stomping in the American people. Tiered pricing. (Un)Net-Neutrality.
And, I’m very jealous that my small town of Unionville or even Bloomington does not do something similar. I may have a friend in the higher-up–should I contact her and ask for advice? This town would jump on this in a heartbeat. So long Comcast–Time Warner’s brother-in-arms.
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