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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by tptacek on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @07:37PM (#37140813)
I tracked down the FCC filing this article is about and read it. They are just taxes. There may be other things in the FCC rule that aren't about taxes, but the NCTA's objection is exclusively to the taxes.
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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by deelowe on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @08:01PM (#37140992)
Like most things, the government creates a problem then convinces everyone they aren't the reason.

I can't get broadband at my home despite being less than a mile from multiple providers in 3 different directions. I literally have an att fiber running down my row to a neighborhood less than a mile a way.

After being pissed at att for several years I finally looked into it and realized the county won't approve att putting in the service for anything but developer projects. Basically crony capitalism...

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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by sangnoir on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @08:08PM (#37141045)
Do you think ATT is for or against not having to compete on every block?
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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by deelowe on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @08:39PM (#37141292)
I don't follow. In my specific case there has been one developer locked up already for collusion with the county so I think I'm fair in assuming the issue is not ATT in this case.
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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by tptacek on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @08:10PM (#37141062)
Most of these fees have nothing to do with exclusivity, and for the most part AT&T and Comcast don't get exclusivity in their franchise agreements. Go look yours up (your city or township should make it very simple to find, and if it doesn't, there's a reason for that!) and see if they got exclusivity.
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