RE: Cable Service

[dorsai@xxxxxxx]

The problem with the cable companies is that the government let them off
the hook.

Basically they changed the rules which originally said a company must offer
service to xx% of homes in EACH franchise area to read that they must offer
service to xx% of homes in ALL their franchises.

This has allowed the cablecos to cherrypick the areas they cover.

Obviously this meant that they went for the areas where they felt they had
a better chance of making a buck.

I am not certain but I think the government relaxed the rules the cablecos
operate under even further after that.

Bottom line is you don't have a cats chance in hell of forcing them to
provide a service if they don't want to.

Mick


----Original Message-----
>From:     	"Tracey Gardner" <tracey.gardner@xxxxxxx>
>To:         	<ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subj:     	[ukha_d] Cable Service
>Reply To:     	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Sent:    	27 November 2001 17:38
>
>Hello Mark
>
>Yes ransom strips are very nasty things but Sainsburys must have
>been aware of the situation when they bought the land so they've
>only themselves or their solicitors dept to blame!
>
>With regard to cable access, I have a nasty feeling that the
>telcos other than BT do not have any universal service
>obligations and that they'll just say that they don't have to
>supply you with a service.
>
>Regards
>
>Tracey
>
>
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