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AT&T says that if we want univeresal broadband, we have to sacrifice the old telephone system. -- (link)

Posted by Mop (227 lbs) (aka rburriel) Jan 4 '10, 10:58

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BT49020091230 (www.reuters.com)

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Not a bad idea. I'm sure AT&T sees something in doing so that'll benefit them, but it's still a good idea. -- nm - TWuG Jan 4, 11:05 5
- because as soon as the FCC decides to shut it down, it will still mandate that every home be connected to high-speed, and that will lead the telecoms - znufrii Jan 4, 11:13 4
  - We could always declare internet a utility and force the providers to turn over their networks and have them subsidize that last 10% -- nm - TWuG Jan 4, 11:16 3
    - at which point the telecoms will demand to be reimbursed for their initial build-out investments - znufrii Jan 4, 11:18 2
      - You give them a trade off. Gov gets the network, they get access to every American home and business. -- nm - TWuG Jan 4, 11:19
      - (that's not to say it isn't a good idea, mind you) -- nm - znufrii Jan 4, 11:18
did we ever kill the old TV system? I'm all for this. -- nm - amanda lang syne Jan 4, 11:02 32
- Who even has a home phone anymore? - the nubbyphone Jan 4, 11:07 31
  - I do. It's a digital cable phone, though, not a telco phone. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 11:15
  - the same people who force Mojave Meg to send hard copy newsletters. -- nm - loosilu Jan 4, 11:14
  - I use my landline to locate my cell phone about once a week. -- nm - Max Jan 4, 11:13 1
    - bzzzzt. use "phonemyphone.com" and get a separate google number for phone spam. I just saved you $15 a month. (my cut is 50%.) -- nm - amanda lang syne Jan 4, 11:20
  - pretty sure every member of my immediate family still does, to start. (emergency reasons alone will keep a lot of us with them.)-- nm - b. Jan 4, 11:12
  - I do. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 4, 11:12
  - my mom, but there's not much point to a mobile in dawson city. -- nm - mafic Jan 4, 11:11 2
    - *snicker* -- nm - the nubbyphone Jan 4, 11:13 1
      - I only add "city" for you folks. normally I just call it "dawson," but that'd cause even more confusion. -- nm - mafic Jan 4, 11:18
  - My mom does, which I'm actually glad about. Cell phone reception is bad in her apt for some reason. -- nm - con_carne Jan 4, 11:11 1
    - maybe because of all the tin foil she has stuffed in the walls to keep the aliens from probing her -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 11:31
  - I'll likely be one of the last holdouts on this. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 11:10 7
    - word -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 4, 11:11 6
      - Er... I mean that I too will be a holdout. -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 4, 11:12 5
        
        Well, wait, I think nubby meant land lines -- nm - con_carne Jan 4, 11:12 4
        
        er, yes? - Reagen Jan 4, 11:14 2
        
        as opposed to digital. I'm never clear when I type and eat at the same time. -- nm - the nubbyphone Jan 4, 11:19
        
        Hm. I guess I don't consider UVerse a "land line" in the sense that AT&T means (old phone system). -- nm - con_carne Jan 4, 11:19
        
        yeah, thought that was obvious? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 4, 11:13
  - *raises hand -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 11:10
  - With free long distance. Thank you AT&T U-verse! -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 4, 11:09
  - killing mine on Friday. -- nm - TFox Jan 4, 11:09
  - *raises hand* For $10 a month, it's worth it. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 4, 11:09 7
    - i actually hate it. i hate the sound of it ringing. i hate when it rings too early, or after Jacen's bedtime. -- nm - TFox Jan 4, 11:10 6
      - I turned my ringer off over a year ago. -- nm - decline Jan 4, 11:14
      - yeah. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 4, 11:13
      - Hmm. We don't get those calls. Maybe one of each in the last year. -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 4, 11:11 3
        
        My own parents fail at remembering, despite my repeated explanations. - TFox Jan 4, 11:13 2
        
        When did he lose the set naptime? Andrew still (more or less) has one- between 12:30-1:00 every day, of course he doesn't always go to sleep though. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 4, 11:14 1
        
        Just in the last few weeks, he's started to eschew it. And he has sucked at staying in bed through the night again. - TFox Jan 4, 11:16
  - We do, unfortunately. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 4, 11:08

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