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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by reaperducer on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:20PM (#32428014)
Subscription fire departments and volunteer fire departments aren't the same thing. I know all about volunteer fire departments, and have worked with them in the past.

Subscription fire departments were commercial entities, sometimes run by insurance companies, to which you paid a regular subscription fee. If you house was on fire, they'd extinguish the flames. If your neighbor's house was on fire, and they didn't subscribe, then they let it burn.

Citing a completely different thing does not refute what I wrote. It just illustrates that you don't fully understand the issue.

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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by Ancapistani on Friday August 12, 2022 @02:48AM (#32435337)
That’s literally how it works in much of the rural South. You pay fire dues, or they will only act to save human life. Otherwise they’ll watch your house burn to the ground with you.
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