[TriLUG] TWC data breach

[Wes Garrison via TriLUG]

The problem isn't that building networks is hard and expensive; it is, but
Google is up to the challenge.

The problem is that AT&T/Charter/Comcast have *actively fought *Google's
ability to put their lines on legacy-owned poles.

They have gone as far as to sue cities over one-touch make-ready ordinances
that would speed up deployment of Google Fiber.

So far they are losing, but it's taking a lot of time.

-Wes

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Wesley S. Garrison
Network Engineer
Xitech Communications, Inc.
phone:  (919) 260-0803
fax:       (919) 932-5051
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On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 10:22 AM, John Vaughters via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

>
> Well without going down a deep rat hole, let's face it... decades of Gov.
> regulated businesses and existing infrastructure are the advantage. Google
> has plenty of lobbiest and plenty of money to buy the Gov. Just like the
> others, but they are behind the 8 ball in this territory. I applaud the
> effort, but it was seriously over promised and underestimated. I have
> always believed this was more bark than bite. It got the other players to
> ramp up their services and Google makes more money with more bandwidth. I
> suspect it is a calculation on their part. How much do we (Google) have to
> spend to increase overall bandwidth?
> We all benefit from serious competition such as Google Fiber. Just the
> threat is good for consumers. I am however still hopeful they get to my
> house within a few more years. I would love to ditch the TWC/Rectum.
> John Vaughters
>     On Tuesday, September 5, 2017, 10:03:55 AM EDT, Scott Chilcote via
> TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>
> I suspect it's substantially harder when profit-drenched, heavily
> lobbying telecoms have already entrenched.
>
>   Scott C.
>
>
> On 09/05/2017 09:56 AM, John Vaughters via TriLUG wrote:
> >  If I could get google fiber they would already have the boot, but alas,
> they are the only decent high speed connection I can get. Price/value not
> even close to other options in my area.
> >
> > Google Where are you??? I guess building out a solid network is much
> harder than everyone expected. You could say that the existing ISPs are
> laughing a little bit. Maybe alot.
> >
> > John Vaughters
> >
> >    On Tuesday, September 5, 2017, 9:41:22 AM EDT, Matt Flyer via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> >
> >  There are a growing number of reasons why I have seen this "new"
> > company referred to as Rectum.
> >
> > Overall, I have NOT been impressed.  One of these days I am going to
> > get off my backside and just give them the boot.
> >
> > On Tue, 2017-09-05 at 00:53 -0400, John M. Harris Jr. via TriLUG wrote:
> >> I dream of United States v. Spectrum
> >>
> >> On Sunday, September 3, 2017 8:29:53 AM EDT Mauricio Tavares via
> >> TriLUG wrote:
> >>>      Can we sue them since they chose to keep our credit card
> >>> info?
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 12:27 AM, MG Monza via TriLUG <trilug at trilug
> >>> .org>
> >> wrote:
> >>>> Y'all <i> do </i> know about this?
> >>>>
> >>>> http://gizmodo.com/millions-of-time-warner-customer-records-expos
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