For those on Time-Warner Cable:

[Bullwinkle]

what prevents the subdivisions from pulling their own pre wire? and striking out on their own as a co-op

agreed - internet access ceased to be a luxury good (s?) a few years ago.....about the time Prince declared it dead -grin

[kalakoa]

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what prevents the subdivisions from pulling their own pre wire? and striking out on their own as a co-op

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In theory: nothing.

In practice: the subdivisions can't even agree on road maintenance.

In reality: while the right-of-way issue is greatly simplified by the fact that the roadway is a contiguous lot held-in-commons, the poles installed therein are property of HELCO and/or Telcom.

Politics: if "we the people" threaten the cable monopoly, they will simply lobby for new legislation that hinders/prevents municipal/coop network deployment -- this has already happened in several states.

Irony: incumbent cable operators enjoy a government-granted monopoly -- even if they have no plans to ever deploy service. Yes: their monopoly includes never providing service, really should be "use it or lose it".