[TriLUG] Move over Google: Wilson, NC did it a long, long time ago

[Wes Garrison via TriLUG]

The AT&T threat to "halt further investment" was well-covered on Ars.

First AT&T said they would "pause" their planned fiber build-out:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/11/att-to-pause-100-city-fiber-buildout-because-of-net-neutrality-rules/

Then, the FCC told them to show their hand:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/11/fcc-calls-atts-fiber-bluff-demands-detailed-construction-plans/

Stephenson said in late November that they changed their minds:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/11/att-backtracks-on-fiber-claims-says-it-wont-really-halt-100-city-plan/

-Wes

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On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 12:45 PM, John Vaughters via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> >That's not uncertainty
>
>    At the time the AT&T article was written, the rules were very
> uncertain. I do not know about anyone else but I would define uncertainty
> as not knowing what is stated in the regulations as uncertainty. Then add
> the uncertainty of the legality of the action held up in courts.  Whether
> the regulation turns out to be good or not remains to be seen, but I think
> every single person in the nation should be concerned when regulation
> details are not opnely debated in a public forum with ample time prior to a
> vote. This will be challeneged and the lack of transparency is very
> disconcerting. Whether legal or not the uncertainty of legality held in
> limbo is historically not good for investment. If risk/reward is not
> balanced, investment suffers. This is just an economic reality, and has
> nothing to do with the emotions, ie tantrums.
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