[CS-FSLUG] Petition for broadband

[Brian Derr]

On Mon, 2005-06-20 at 21:06 -0500, Ed Hurst wrote:
> I live out in the country. It's not all that remote, nor is the
> population all that thinly scattered. I happen to know there is a
> terminal box in our vicinity where the phone company brought in fiber
> optic cables, but never connected anything to them. I am advised a
> community petition might persuade the telco to lay the cables out here.
> 
> Had anyone seen this done? The telco owning the hardware is SBC. I'd
> like to see a sample of a successful petition if I could. I'm quite
> able to canvas the residents, and can probably convince most of them to
> sign it.

Ed, have you tried calling SBC?  They are really working at laying down
broadband everywhere.  Perhaps a call will reveal any plans they have
for the fiber.  If they have no current plans ask them what would make
them change their minds.  ;-)

My grandfather lived 17 miles from the nearest town in Alaska and he had
DSL running to his log cabin.  I find it hard to believe that there are
places in the "contiguous" that still don't have broadband!  Someone
seems to have dropped the ball somewhere along the line...
-- 
Brian

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after
him.  -- Proverbs 20:7