[sllug-members]: Re: UTOPIA education: sllug-members Digest, Vol 41, Issue 9

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Steve Hildebrand wrote:
> I certainly don't live in a UTOPIA area, but I will be pestering Warren 
> once West Jordan gets things moving out here.

It's difficult to get things going out there in West Jordan.  I've 
presented to the City Council and had many conversations with Mayor 
Newton since February 07.

Since then I've been posting on my blog what's going on with my 
situation with Concast and bringing fiber to our awesome city.  I've 
also been working with several other's here in the city plus harassing 
our Politicians in the State Capital.    Senator Stephenson and Rep. 
Craig Frank aren't very easy to get along with to say the least though I 
truely appreciated Rep. Frank in taking an hour of his valuable time in 
speaking with me one on one about Utopia.  After only a few minutes 
Senator Stephenson had enough of me and got outta there  :-)

We could use more people calling the West Jordan City Council about 
this.  Hell, at least do a
damn feasibility study rather than ignoring it.


> But it will need to be organized.  We need to start writing to the Trib 
> editors, set the record straight.  Start sending info to people in the 
> built-out areas.  Get some information out there that people can 
> understand.  Most people think that if it sounds too good to be true, it 
> probably is, and UTOPIA sounds like carpetbagger claims for most 
> people.  Almost ten times their current speed, at the same price?  Does 
> that come with the bridge in New York, or is that extra?

I've already written a quick response to the article and sent it along 
to the trib.  Very disappointing to see them stoop to this new level of 
reporting.  I wonder who they had to grease to get that trash in print.


> 
> I don't think they care about the competition angle, except when it 
> benefits them.  Most people with cable are probably sending email, 
> cruising web pages, and the kids use it for Xbox live or WoW after 
> school.  A better idea of what they are using would help to target the 
> education efforts.
> 


Goes to show you, when you are a monopoly (or even a duopoly), you can 
provide products and services which benefit the company and NOT the 
consumer.

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