No, those cables/fibers are built on public right-of-way land. "No company suing a local government, city or state, may have it's contract renewed. Any infrastructure previously built reverts to local ownership."
The first place that makes that claim, makes it stick, watch others follow.
I first heard the name Diebold in the 80's, when they made ATM's we had to interface with. The ATM's were of questionable quality, so when the split off the Election Systems group, well, I didn't think they'd just dumped the best of their engineers into that group.
There is a reason they don't want you looking at the source code for their products.
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The first place that makes that claim, makes it stick, watch others follow.
And watch NSAT&T, and the rest, have strokes.
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Those who shouldn't, govern.
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There is a reason they don't want you looking at the source code for their products.
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Dodd: "Without measure!"
MPAA: "We are happy to hear that. Fall on your sword ..."
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