[brlug-general] Eatel wants in Baton Rouge

[Byron Como]

U-verse still not available in Tigerland. Eatel would bring some 
appreciated competition.

On 8/18/2011 3:21 PM, Ronnie Gilkey wrote:
> U-verse is here, they've come knocking around my neighborhood a couple 
> of times
>
> ronnie
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Ray <rdejean at gmail.com 
> <mailto:rdejean at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Is AT&T not deploying its "U-verse" fiber network in EBR?  They are in
>     Hammond and on the west bank, and other areas around here.   So I
>     wonder what happens when Eatel approaches a parish and says we want to
>     run fiber all over your parish, and AT&T says nope we already did
>     that.
>
>     ray
>
>
>     On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:42 PM, mat branyon
>     <mat.branyon at gmail.com <mailto:mat.branyon at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > Who are you kidding? You still had those business ISDN lines
>     well after it
>     > stopped being cool.
>     >
>     > I remember having eatel dialup in livingston parish almost 10
>     years ago, and
>     > them helping me try to get it working on my linux box.  Nice
>     guys all
>     > around.
>     >
>     > On Aug 18, 2011 10:06 AM, "Edmund Cramp" <eac at motion-labs.com
>     <mailto:eac at motion-labs.com>> wrote:
>     >> Let's face it, COX does not want any competition because
>     otherwise COX
>     >> would have to start offering competitive rates.
>     >>
>     >> As for the "build-out" clause - I can see the reason for it,
>     essentially
>     >> it's social engineering but I think a better way of encouraging
>     universal
>     >> service would be to simply tax the service areas differently -
>     this would
>     >> give all of the companies an incentive to support the less
>     densely populated
>     >> areas. Otherwise "build-out" becomes a monopoly for COX
>     preventing smaller
>     >> businesses from entering the market.
>     >>
>     >> Does anyone remember the maneuvering when the Lafayette decided
>     to offer
>     >> internet service locally? Both COX and AT&T fought tooth and
>     nail to stop
>     >> them.
>     >>
>     >> As a business I was with EAtel when they did service Baton
>     Rouge and they
>     >> were a pleasure to work with - this is back in the days when
>     ISDN was cool -
>     >> and they knew how to provision a line in one visit. I've love
>     to give them a
>     >> try again. I don't like monopolies.
>     >>
>     >> Regards,
>     >> Edmund Cramp
>     >> --
>     >> Motion Lab Systems, Inc.
>     >> 15045 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA
>     >> Tel: +1 (225) 272-7364 <tel:%2B1%20%28225%29%20272-7364> | Fax:
>     +1 (225) 272-7336 <tel:%2B1%20%28225%29%20272-7336>
>     >> Web: http://www.motion-labs.com
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>> -----Original Message-----
>     >>> From: general-bounces at brlug.net <mailto:general-bounces at brlug.net>
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>     <mailto:general-bounces at brlug.net>] On Behalf Of Brad Bendily
>     >>> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:52 AM
>     >>> To: general at brlug.net <mailto:general at brlug.net>
>     >>> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Eatel wants in Baton Rouge
>     >>>
>     >>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Byron Como <bcomo at cox.net
>     <mailto:bcomo at cox.net>> wrote:
>     >>> > I think its a good thing.
>     >>> >
>     >>> >
>     >>>
>     http://theadvocate.com/home/619880-79/eatel-asks-to-offer-services.htm
>     >>> > l
>     >>> >
>     >>>
>     >>> strange. they used to be in BR years ago.. .now they want back in?
>     >>>
>     >>> I have mixed feelings about the controversy that Cox brings up.
>     >>> One the one hand, they should be held to the same standard as
>     >>> everyone else, but on the other hand, i would like to see
>     >>> local businesses get some advantages over national business.
>     >>>
>     >>> what do you guys think?
>     >>>
>     >>>
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