[talk] Bye bye twc/ spectrum?

[Edward Capriolo]

Meanwhile Verizon is "too big to fail"

https://gizmodo.com/after-billions-in-subsidies-the-final-verizon-fios-map-1682854728

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2147360/fcc-adds-9-billion-to-broadband-subsidy-fund.html

On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 12:31 AM, Brian Callahan <bcallah at devio.us> wrote:

>
> On 07/28/18 00:04, Charles Sprickman wrote:
>
>> On Jul 27, 2018, at 11:19 PM, Jonathan Drews <jdrews at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 08:56:16PM -0400, Mark Saad wrote:
>>>
>>>> All
>>>>    Is this true , the verge is reporting that nys is going to kick
>>>> charter out of nys for failing to comply with the requirements of the twc ,
>>>> spectrum, charter merger .
>>>>
>>>> https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/27/17622846/spectrum-charter
>>>> -cable-internet-new-york-kicked-out
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Mark Saad | mark.saad at ymail.com
>>>>
>>> It looks like it is true. Slate has an article on it:
>>> https://amp.slate.com/technology/2018/07/spectrum-forced-to-
>>> leave-new-york-after-failing-to-meet-the-terms-of-its-2016-
>>> merger-with-time-warner.html
>>>
>>> The part that caught my eye was:
>>> The company provides internet, cable, and phone services to more than
>>> *2* *million* customers in New York.
>>> Apart from banning Spectrum from New York, the commission is also fining
>>> the company $3 million.
>>>
>>> There are other news sources that corroborate this.
>>>
>> I am really having a hard time finding a good map of what parts of the
>> state they cover.  But if the population is around 17M and there are only
>> 2M customers, it can’t be a very large footprint.
>>
>> Cuomo admin does some interesting things when poked from the left.
>>
>
> They cover the Capital District. It's the only option for me up here in
> Troy.
>
> ~Brian
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