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"Comcast has sued the state of Vermont to try to avoid a requirement to build 550 miles of new cable lines. Comcast's lawsuit against the Vermont Public Utility Commission (VPUC) was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Vermont and challenges several provisions in the cable company's new 11-year permit to offer services in the state. One of the conditions in the permit says that "Comcast shall construct no less than 550 miles of line extensions into un-cabled areas during the [11-year] term." Comcast would rather not do that. The company's court complaint says that Vermont is exceeding its authority under the federal Cable Act while also violating state law and Comcast's constitutional rights:"
Nothing is making you have to operate in that State, Comcast, nor do you have an automatic right to do so. You essentially are being asked to provide something in return, which apparently you do not want to do.
- Stephen Michael Kellat repeated this.
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@maiyannah @lnxw48a1 I haven't read the original article, but #Comcast should be looking at this as a golden opportunity. The communities where they expand will be captives with no alternatives besides expensive microwave & expensive, high-latency satellite ISPs. In that environment, Comcast could charge almost any price, have the most ridiculous usage caps, and still be the best choice for Internet access.
All the things they're trying to implement nationwide get dropped in their laps and they want to sue?
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@lnxw37a1 @lnxw48a1 Yeah, it's a little counter-intuitive. It just goes to show really how greedy they are, I think - greed to the point where it is actively self-harming.
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@lnxw37a1 @maiyannah @lnxw48a1 Stupidity knows no bounds. I'll be pricing out two-way satellite service by year's end, I think.