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On 28/03/07, Mark J. Dulcey <mark at buttery.org> wrote:
> At least Verizon will probably get around to us eventually, unlike RCN,
> which got a license to do business in Boston, wired a couple of rich
> neighborhoods, and then quit. My feeling is that Mayor Menino should
> have put pressure on them; either you serve ALL of the city, or we take
> away your license to serve any of it. Otherwise we will continue to see
> economic redlining.

Wait, you're kidding me. A big company didn't want to do expensive and
time-consuming infrastructure buildouts to serve less wealthy areas?
And the mayor of Boston didn't do anything about it, because it didn't
affect rich people? I am SHOCKED and APPALLED.

Gordon

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