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How did 3 lines about a computer firm on my website www.marinoreport.com strike such fear in the hearts of you no names and generate 7 immediate comments. Now that I have your attention I would like to point out that there were no threats or attempts at intimidation in the 3 lines. But you all ran for cover and joined forces, believing as all children do that there is safety in numbers. I only wanted you all to know that there are computer firms out there that can protect you. I do not need any protection because I am up front with all my statements. And by the way I do not need and do not have a website contract because my website is based on Honesty, Integrity, True Facts and Free Speech.
My website contains a short bio and even a picture of myself to let everyone know who I am and what I am. This is just the opposite of you no names hiding behind the anonymous comments. But I am very happy to provide a platform for you, the anonymous, who do not have the courage to setup a website and identify yourselves and air your views.
It is amazing that after all of your anonymous vicious and untrue comments that my website commands such attention? I am flattered I never thought I would receive so much notoriety, fame and attention. Anonymous and no names, thank you for your attention and dedication. It would be nice if you would include some facts and figures and less vulgarity and profanity in your future comments. Thanks again.
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
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Dear Mr. Marino: Against my mother`s advice, i have decided to post another comment to your site. I have been following your blog ever since i commented on July 24th. I know i am not old enough to vote, but i think i deserve some sort of reply to my previous comment, regardless of my age. I am very interested in Kutztown community affairs, and that`s more than i can say for the majority of my friends. I have a tendency to believe some of the things in your reports, and i admire the fact that you do not sink to the lower level of most of your detractors. Could you please do one small thing for me? Would you kindly post one or two responses from letters you have written to various public officials that do not serve on council or other borough boards. I believe that you may be on the right track, and i want to see that you are not alone. And, would you please acknowledge this comment this time? Sincerely, Pearl Seaman
Dear Pearl Seaman:
Don't hold upur breadth waiting. The responses will not be published.
Why would we say this? easy, if there was any response substantiating any single claim by Marino, he would have published it in the NewsPaper, streaked up and down mainstreet with photocopies and would attend the Council Meetings and knowing the meeting is recorded for television, he would read any response positive or supporting his claims.
After eight years there has not been a single positive response or you would surely have read about it.
don't rely on a Marino reprint, ask for the original copy of any response on the appropriate letter head. Marino retyping from a response will take on an entirely different meaning than the original.
Again, why no published responses? why no investigations? why no interest from any of the letters he has mailed to the FBI, CIA, DA, County Executives, State Representatives, County Commissioners and a few others we can't remember? The answer is simple, there is nothing supporting Marino's claims.
We do have a question for you, Pearl Seaman, how many times have you contacted the Borough to retrieve information? How many times have you gone to Borough Hall to speak to the staff to seak out your own answers? You say Marino is on track. Why have you come to that conclusion? What have you taken to the Borough or received from the Borough to support Marino as "on track"? We are curious as to why you think Marino is making creditable claims? He has not published anything but questions which have been answered a hundred times over.
I do have a suggestion, go with Mr Marino to Borough Hall, have him request what he wants then see for yourself what really takes place.
Good luck Pearl, the only track Marino is on is the track leading out of town.
Residents against Marino.
Muni broadband is not the enemy
By Carol Wilson
In the course of writing Telephony's September cover story on municipal broadband networks, I interviewed multiple executives running muni networks and not one of them told me they built their fiber-to-the-home network out of a burning desire to get into the telecom business. Instead, these city officials saw a need for their communities to stay connected to an economy that is digitally driven and didn't see any other way to provide that connection.
In each case, I asked why the city government involved didn't first try to work with its incumbent telco or cable company to get the fiber network built, and in most cases, the answer was simple: We did and they aren't interested.
It's easy to understand why telcos aren't rushing out and building FTTH networks in Tier 2 or Tier 3 cities or in rural communities: They aren't convinced such builds are cost-effective, and they have investors to whom they must answer. Even Verizon, an FTTH champion, preferred to divest its Vermont properties rather than build a network there.
And that's why Burlington Telecom and now Valley Fiber are using publicly backed bonds to build FTTH in Vermont.
Telecom service providers need to be aware of this trend because it is not going away — if anything it is getting stronger as FTTH equipment prices fall and cities see more successful role models emerge. To date, the primary response of telecom players has been to seek legal means to stop municipalities from funding networks or to limit the services they are able to offer.
This is not a long-term strategy, especially if this trend gains momentum as expected. Telecom service providers need to explore opportunities to work together with municipalities that want to be on the right side of the digital divide and not just view them as enemy combatants.
In western Massachusetts, for instance, there is now $40 million available in state funds to bring broadband to an area where dial-up is still the only Internet option for residential customers. The money will go to a quasi-public entity, the Broadband Institute, and there is an opportunity for ISPs to get involved in making this happen.
Of course, there are skeptics where public/private partnerships are concerned, but that doesn't mean this kind of arrangement can't be made. Service providers with large rural areas need to be looking at the possibilities.
E-mail me at cwilson3@telephonyonline.com.
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