We’ve said it before , and we’ll say it again: Time Warner Cable is made of some insanely shady folks. And albeit, it’s not only TWC in charge here — CenturyLink, Embarq and a smattering of different big telecom companies are banding together so that it will push the ironically-named H129 “Level Playing Field” bill straight into law. Unfortunately, said bill sailed in the course of the clearly oblivious (or “persuaded”) North Carolina House this week, with just 37 sane individuals voting against 81 delusional proponents. For those outside of the loop, the bill effectively means that commercial entities — municipal ISPs like Wilson’s own Greenlight that offer greater levels of service with lower costs — are unfairly competing against for-profit monoliths. Briefly, that’s an absolute joke. Rep. Bill Faison nailed it with this quote:
“This bill will make it practically impossible for cities to supply a fundamental service. Where’s the bill to control Time Warner? Let’s be clear about whose bill here is. This is often Time Warner’s bill. You wish to know who you’re doing this for.”
Yours truly in order that happens to reside inside the wonderful state of North Carolina, and knows first-hand what it’s desire to live in a massive metropolitan area with a single high-speed broadband carrier. TWC has only in the near past announced impending DOCSIS 3.0 coverage, but early installations within the heart of Raleigh had been fraught with latency issues and router difficulties. Oh, and it’s charging $99 per 30 days for a service with 5Mbps up; for comparison’s sake, Greenlight gives customers 10Mbps internet (in both directions), home phone and expanded basic cable for exactly the same fare. So, NC lawmakers — how exactly do your constituents gain access to that “level playing field?”
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