They seem to undermine our efforts at every turn.

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. . .doesn’t mean he’s got it between the ears. . ."

- a farmer's comment

The comments section is well worth reading.

it would match his leadership style. "Dick Tate."

we do have this nice little forum to use at du

if you have no signs or lit perhaps some from down here in the south could mysteriously move north

perhaps the chairs association could actually hold some folks feet to the fire

folks travel around the state all the damn time-perhaps we would attend a fundraiser or 2 if we knew about it

oh and DOCUMENT the lack of broadband--folks around here don't believe me.....

interest.... I'm grateful that Minnesota is helping bring high speed rail through the state..... Why on Earth is Broad Band so difficult to get throughout the state?

certain distance to make it pay
if you were not wired for the first run thru of cable you are screwed that way


dish? been promised for a really long time--any day now any day now.......

wireless--nice if you are in range--but if you are really rural pretty much a joke and heaven help you if you like movies....

and now it looks like the bastards want to screw around with the internet network that serve a lot of schools and libraries.

http://www.uppitywis.org/blogarticle/rural-wisconsin-don-t-lose-home-phone

"Most of us in rural counties have adapted. We don’t expect the cell phone to work and we don’t bother calling cell numbers for rural neighbors. But what happens if you pick up the old landline and it’s dead?"


"According to the National Regulatory Research Institute, Wisconsin was one of 21 states that deregulated phone companies between 2010 and April 2012. The study detailed similar legislation pending in another 14 states. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate “bill mill”, is a driving force behind telephone deregulation.
The predominant carrier in Wisconsin, AT&T, lobbied for the deregulation bill that passed early in 2011. One provision of the new law ended the 100-year-old agreement between customers and the utility that brought reliable phone service to every part of Wisconsin.
When the deregulation bill was debated in the Senate I authored several amendments to protect consumers including one to keep the requirement for the “provider of last resort.” This meant if no other phone company provided service for you, your local phone company couldn’t come in and pull the plug."

to replace landline infrastructure in hurricane sandy areas with cell boxes.

how would they get around building code????
elevator lines MUST be land lines--alternative source of power and all

same with alarm lines

Pneumatic tube mail delivery, the wave of the future.

http://untappedcities.com/2013/03/15/nycs-pneumatic-tube-mail-network/

Then Pony Express riders can speedily deliver the alarms
on fast horses, fleet as the wind. Just like Paul Revere.

The Teapublicans will all eat it up, cuz you can't get much more American
than Paul Revere and the Pony Express.

....and Verizon's lobbyists will pay off enough of the Republican Legislators
in the state, to guarantee themselves a hefty profit.

Thanks for giving us the link. The disruption that these companies can cause in people's lives is breathtaking.

towers

quite frankly I was surprised at this as lots of wealthier areas have had pretty good luck in keeping cell towers away.

guess the thugs were more concerned about keeping the corps happy.


I guess the budget bill was also about their campaign budgets besides the state stuff

...under the sub-title or sub-heading, "Eye on ALEC"

http://billmoyers.com/2013/07/23/the-end-of-the-wireline/