[talk] Bye bye twc/ spectrum?

[Charles Sprickman]

> On Jul 28, 2018, at 10:23 AM, Edward Capriolo <edlinuxguru at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Meanwhile Verizon is "too big to fail" 
> 
> https://gizmodo.com/after-billions-in-subsidies-the-final-verizon-fios-map-1682854728 <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 <https://www.pcworld.com/article/2147360/fcc-adds-9-billion-to-broadband-subsidy-fund.html>

That’s just beyond infuriating…  A for-profit company getting handouts while people are using GoFundMe and personal bankruptcy to cover chemotherapy.  What a world.

https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/vz/financials?query=income-statement <https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/vz/financials?query=income-statement>

Year			12/31/2017	12/31/2016	12/31/2015	12/31/2014

NET income	$30,101,000	$13,127,000	$17,879,000	$9,625,000

Taxes		($9,956,000)	$7,378,000	$9,865,000	$3,314,000


> 
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 12:31 AM, Brian Callahan <bcallah at devio.us <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/27/17622846/spectrum-charter-cable-internet-new-york-kicked-out>
> 
> ---
> Mark Saad | mark.saad at ymail.com <mailto: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 <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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