[nycbug-talk] Verizon Woes got you down?

[Mikel King]

On Dec 20, 2005, at 12:47 PM, michael wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:32:54 -0500
> Isaac Levy <ike at lesmuug.org> wrote:
>
>> 3 cheers for State-controlled monopolies!  Hip Hip Horay!
>
> Was that a cheer and a call for privatization?
>
> sshhh.. there are non-americans on this list.
>
> --  
>
> Michael

Technically, it's a State endorsed monopoly not state controlled.  
They are already about as private as they can get. Sadly there are  
very few places/entities in NYC that can lay their own copper or  
fiber in the street without any involvement of Verizon overlords.