NYS takes one step closer to communism and kicks out Spectrum.

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Those fuckers took a MONTH to fix the downed wire at my place after the March 2 nor'easter. I filed a complaint in fact.

Fuck them.
 
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I'm not standing up for Spectrum, BUT, the NYSPSC approved the merger 2 years ago. now they say that they are revoking the approval? News Flash!! They have already merged. What does the revocation mean? That Spectrum has to vacate their business in NY within 60 day's and lay off 11,000 people that they employ? Leave over 2 million households with no cable or Wi-Fi? OR, give the contract to a yet to be specified "friend" of the State (Cumholio) . I assume that he appointed these people, it's a Commission!

NYS says that they didn't expand their broadband fast enough or to as many people as they had promised, but leaving 2 million accounts with nothing is what NYS would achieve by this move. Last that I checked that is decreasing the availability of Wi-Fi, not increasing it as they demand that Spectrum do. Only in New York people, only in New York!!
 
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I am not a fan of spectrum by any means...but just once I would love to see somebody basically to say FUAC and FUNY. In this case, what if they just cease operations in sixty days and turn off ALL of their NY state cable and Internet subscribers. Wouldn't that be fun?
 
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I'm torn. My fiance HATES Spectrum, but I hate almost everything the state does more...

Gunright said:
I am not a fan of spectrum by any means...but just once I would love to see somebody basically to say FUAC and FUNY. In this case, what if they just cease operations in sixty days and turn off ALL of their NY state cable and Internet subscribers. Wouldn't that be fun?
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They should turn off service to Albany government buildings only. That might get a few people upset...

Also most prisons use Spectrum for inmate television... if you want a state-wide riot turn off their TV.
 
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BDinPutnam said:
I switched to Fios for Internet and Direct TV Now (streaming through a fire tv box) for TV and couldn't be happier.
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I have Optimum for my internet but got tired of Direct TV and ATT for my wireless home phone and the 4 cell phones. Also got tired of $350-400 a month for all of that. Ditched the home phone, got Cricket wireless (4 phones unlimited everything for $100 a month TOTAL) and also went with Direct TV Now ($35 a month and a free Roku stick). Don't regret the change one bit.
 
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sschrad said:
I'm not standing up for Spectrum, BUT, the NYSPSC approved the merger 2 years ago. now they say that they are revoking the approval? News Flash!! They have already merged. What does the revocation mean? That Spectrum has to vacate their business in NY within 60 day's and lay off 11,000 people that they employ? Leave over 2 million households with no cable or Wi-Fi? OR, give the contract to a yet to be specified "friend" of the State (Cumholio) . I assume that he appointed these people, it's a Commission!

NYS says that they didn't expand their broadband fast enough or to as many people as they had promised, but leaving 2 million accounts with nothing is what NYS would achieve by this move. Last that I checked that is decreasing the availability of Wi-Fi, not increasing it as they demand that Spectrum do. Only in New York people, only in New York!!
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So what if they didn’t expand it to one new house. It’s their business. If it’s not financially worth it for them to expand it they should not be forced to. I wouldn’t. Why should I have my bill increased for some one 200 miles away to get internet and cable.

You know what I say things happen and everything cuomo and his shitbag friends promised me didn’t happen either so can I kick them out of NYS?

By the way I’m not being hostile towards you and agree with you.
 
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Saltwater, I don't take anything you said as hostile. The corruption in the Cuomo administration is arrogantly flaunted in our face and yet the people (sheep) of this state continue to re-elect this unqualified and detrimental to this state's citizen's, as Governor, again and again.

Cumholio quote ---
Reporters asked Cuomo if the p-s-c decision would affect internet service for New Yorkers.

"We would bring in another company to take over the service, but would actually perform better service and do the build out that they were supposed to do, Cuomo said.

Cuomo said the PSC is talking to other companies to provide service.


Cuomo sounds off on decision to revoke Charter merger


Who? Whomever donates the most?
 
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sschrad said:
Cuomo said the PSC is talking to other companies to provide service.
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Then why weren't they letting these other companies run lines and provide service BEFORE the merger, rather than allowing de-facto monopolies?
I don't have an option other than Spectrum. DSL doesn't work in my area (even if I HAD a land-line), satellite is useless, and most ISPs have long since dumped dial-up.
And forget about FioS or anything like that. My area isn't populated enough for the companies to bring the fiber products in here.


Thankfully i haven't had an issue with Spectrum (yet?). I see this as an asshole's attempt to steal something built by hard working people so they can give it to their shiftless friends and get a kick back out of it.
FUAC. Too bad the People of NY couldn't get together and declare YOU a deal breaker and kick YOUR ass out!
 
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Shit bird cuomo will probably offer a bazillion $$ to some new company to attract them to this shit hole and all his douche bag cronies will get some kind of $$ benefit from it. Then he'll say to the sheeple of NY "I did great thing for the state".
 
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In two terms Cuomo has blatently weaponized the PSC in to a political extortion tool, a means to divert citizen's dollars to worthless projects for self serving political campaign soundbits, and as an income stream producer to reward his crooked cronies. Disgusting. Another piggy bank for the swine.
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My guess?..................The Princess is seeing if Verizon offers a bigger "back-hander from the reptile fund" to certain Cayman Island accounts than Speculum.

There are no other Internet providers in The 'Hood other than Verizon DSL or dish-based services. Sorry, I'll still take Speculum over either. There is not, nor will there ever be FIOS in The 'Hood or environs. Hell, it isn't even available in W'town or P'burg.

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Fuck NYS, Fuacer and his minions on the commission.
Why the hell was the commission involved in the merger to begin with? The commissions sole job should be to eliminate the monopoly they instead agreed to create. NO, you can't merge! You can come in and compete like any other business.
The requirements were never meant to be enforced. It was just feel good horseshit to silence the critics.
Now that the money has been spent, Fuacer and his goons think it's time for another round of protection money. What a racket and NYer's take it up the ass again.
 
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