I Really Didn't Want To Write This… But, Dozens of Intermittent Internet Burps…

So naturally I thought of Jim HolandaYeah reallyMr Holanda you see is the CEO of RCN Grande and Wave and recently via press release he assured the world that quotSince the day RCN Grande and Wave joined forces our combined focus has been to provide business and residential customers with a superior option for powerful and reliable connectivity backed by exceptional fiber based infrastructure and localized expertise and supportquotMr Holanda further informed us that quotToday connectivity matters more than everquotSo I39m very glad to know that But I39d be even gladder if I could trust the press release Because you see we live in one of Wave Broadband39s service area and our internet is about as reliable as a drunk firefly On off on off on sometimes for a whole hour off againI should add that we do live in a fairly rural part of Puget Sound so I understand that we don39t have a just rebuilt Comcast state of the art system like we had in Breckenridge last year slight exaggerationStill Mr Holanda39s bosses have recently put the RCNWave Grande combo up for sale with an 8 billion price tag no less So it just seems that a smidgen of system upgrade might be a really good ideaYeah I write from home I get it And hey it was just a press release Still wouldn39t it be nice if it were accurate Hey I know that even the US President often isn39t amp8230 but wouldn39t it be niceRandom Notesamp176Cheap shot fund raising amp8230 got an email from quotRevoked amp8212 Democratic Leadership infostenyhoyercomquot on Sept 2nd The headline quotSHOCKING Trump threatens to REVOKE MSNBC39S Broadcasting License 25000 Democrats NEEDED to SAVE the Free Press amp8212 httpsgoameripacfundSaveMSNBC WHOA What a way to raise money The email has a picture of Trump yelling quotNETWORK NEWS amp8230 LICENSES MUCH BE CHALLENGED AND IF APPROPRIATE REVOKEDquot Cute isn39t it Of course MSNBC doesn39t have or require a broadcast license from anyone Sign a pledge to agree and please send money amp8230 this from DC based AMERIPAC The Fund for a Greater Americaamp176Speaking of the Internet my friend Steve Effros a pundit for CABLEFAX DAILY has a pretty good idea of how to cope with the floods of mis and disinformation quotamp8230what if for the one or two weeks before the elections we just require the big social networks to shut down No Face book no Twitter Instagram or the like To be sure that would mean that the good information would have a harder time getting through to folks as well but there would still be more curated sources like cable broadcast and newspapers to provide information But it wouldn39t spew as fast Consumers would have a reasonable chance of knowing who was saying what and make rational judgements about what they39re being told Just an ideaquotamp176Amazing world Four cities in Indiana filed a lawsuit against five plus streamers claiming they owe fees because their signals travel over cable systems thus using the city rights of way The streamers include Disney Netflix Hulu and more Anyone want to take a bet on this oneClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet

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