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Subject: [Discuss] Competition of broadband
From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Richard Pieri)
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:39:20 -0500
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On Dec 4, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote:
> 
> (a monopoly/pork barrel funding).   I'm sure that if Verizon was
> willing to pay the same kind of fees that Comcast does that they could
> find politicians willing to switch horses.

Two words: franchise fees.

--Rich P.

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