[ale] Comcast Caps Data at 250G/Month

[Mike Harrison]

> I used to work for an ILEC that owned the lines in very rural regions of
> Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.  Some of it VERY rural.  I vaguely
> remember talking to someone about what happens if someone way out by
> themselves in the boonies wants a phone.  If that land is within their
> territory the ILEC/RBOC is required by law to provide the infrastructure.
>
> I recall that the reason we were chatting about this at the time was 
> because they recently had to spend a few tens of thousands of dollars to 
> provide dial tone to a single customer.
>
> I am ignorant of what percentage of that is subsidized by the government.

Some but not a lot. I've forgotten the numbers. What it got them was a
'Benevolent Monopoly' status.. which as others have said differently,
is different from what local cable carriers operate under.