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Don't Kick New Hampshire Off the Information Highway
Target: New Hampshire State LegislatureSponsored by: SpeedMatters.org
These days, Internet access is a must for vibrant communities.
Tell the State Legislature to reject the Verizon-FairPoint sale, and make sure high-speed Internet connections are readily available to all New Hampshire residents.
Unfortunately, New Hampshire already ranks near the bottom of states when it comes to phone and Internet service. And it could get worse.
Verizon Communications is about to sell its telephone access lines to debt-ridden FairPoint Communications. If the sale goes through, most New Hampshire residents would have almost no opportunity to obtain high-speed Internet access.
Small communities need the education, job training and economic prosperity the Internet provides. It’s not right that New Hampshire residents, especially those in rural communities, get left behind!
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# 250:
7:10 pm PST, Jan 17,
Deborah Fedas, New Hampshire
# 249:
7:03 pm PST, Jan 17,
Bradley Eardley, New Hampshire
# 248:
6:55 pm PST, Jan 17,
Michael Rogers, New Hampshire
This state needs a state-of-the-art Internet infrastructure if it's going to attract new business to the state, and FairPoint does not appear to have the resources to build that infrastructure.
This state needs a state-of-the-art Internet infrastructure if it's going to attract new business to the state, and FairPoint does not appear to have the resources to build that infrastructure.
# 247:
6:44 pm PST, Jan 17,
Daniel Jordan, New Hampshire
# 246:
6:40 pm PST, Jan 17,
Pat Clark, New Hampshire
Almost daily we read national headlines about scandals brought on by big business but most of them are situations out of our control. This is a NH situation and it is within our control. With the economy down and technology so important to our economic future, now is not the time to let this slide by without acting. Do not take a chance, vote no.
Almost daily we read national headlines about scandals brought on by big business but most of them are situations out of our control. This is a NH situation and it is within our control. With the economy down and technology so important to our economic future, now is not the time to let this slide by without acting. Do not take a chance, vote no.
# 245:
6:40 pm PST, Jan 17,
Sonja Lasseter, Florida
# 244:
6:25 pm PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New Hampshire
NH, as well as the rest of the US, needs to be connected to the internet with a stable company that offers the best in internet capabilites. Please vote no to the transfer of of telephone access lines.
NH, as well as the rest of the US, needs to be connected to the internet with a stable company that offers the best in internet capabilites. Please vote no to the transfer of of telephone access lines.
# 243:
6:18 pm PST, Jan 17,
Ramona Wysong, Kentucky
# 242:
6:09 pm PST, Jan 17,
Steven Heaver, New Jersey
# 241:
6:09 pm PST, Jan 17,
Jonathan Stephenson, New Hampshire
# 240:
5:48 pm PST, Jan 17,
Gary Easson, New Hampshire
Everyone I've talked to about FIOS say its a bad Deal. Hopefully you the legislature will use GOOD Common sense & vote NO! Do Not Pass this sale. Keep Verizon.
Everyone I've talked to about FIOS say its a bad Deal. Hopefully you the legislature will use GOOD Common sense & vote NO! Do Not Pass this sale. Keep Verizon.
# 239:
5:41 pm PST, Jan 17,
Tracy Cowern, New Hampshire
From what I've heard the company is less than fiscally sound. And the jobs they're promising are jobs currently held by Verizon employees that will be forced to take early retirement with their pensions cut considerably.
From what I've heard the company is less than fiscally sound. And the jobs they're promising are jobs currently held by Verizon employees that will be forced to take early retirement with their pensions cut considerably.
# 238:
5:33 pm PST, Jan 17,
James Sims, New Hampshire
# 237:
5:19 pm PST, Jan 17,
Paige Smith, Connecticut
# 236:
5:09 pm PST, Jan 17,
Roy McClellan, New Hampshire
# 235:
4:46 pm PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New Hampshire
# 234:
4:18 pm PST, Jan 17,
William Trought, New Hampshire
# 233:
4:01 pm PST, Jan 17,
Eileen Ehlers, New Hampshire
This proposed sale is bad for customers, bad for employees, and bad for our technological future.
This proposed sale is bad for customers, bad for employees, and bad for our technological future.
# 232:
3:53 pm PST, Jan 17,
Stew Weldon, New Hampshire
# 231:
3:45 pm PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New Hampshire
# 230:
3:43 pm PST, Jan 17,
Bryan Frobese, New Hampshire
It's sad that a companies legal obligation is to increase profits. What ever happened to providing a good product. Companies used to be about the customer, but now it seems the only interest in big companies is increasing profits. I guess it doesn't matter anymore if the consumer is ripped off as long as there's a profit to be made. There is no end to greed. It's sad, absolutely sad.
It's sad that a companies legal obligation is to increase profits. What ever happened to providing a good product. Companies used to be about the customer, but now it seems the only interest in big companies is increasing profits. I guess it doesn't matter anymore if the consumer is ripped off as long as there's a profit to be made. There is no end to greed. It's sad, absolutely sad.
# 229:
3:41 pm PST, Jan 17,
Paul Tremblay, New Hampshire
If it can get any worse.At the rate this thing runs it feels like I'm back on dialup.I would prefer to have fios but verizon pulled up stakes and took all the chance of that happening and threw it out the window,and fairpoint has already stated they arn't going to continue with the install, only support the customers who have it and I'm not going to pay the outlandish price that cable wants for the same speed I have now.
If it can get any worse.At the rate this thing runs it feels like I'm back on dialup.I would prefer to have fios but verizon pulled up stakes and took all the chance of that happening and threw it out the window,and fairpoint has already stated they arn't going to continue with the install, only support the customers who have it and I'm not going to pay the outlandish price that cable wants for the same speed I have now.
# 228:
3:30 pm PST, Jan 17,
Charlotte Park, New Hampshire
# 227:
3:21 pm PST, Jan 17,
Elsa Voelcker, New Hampshire
This is another move that helps big business but leaves the people in the lurch.
This is another move that helps big business but leaves the people in the lurch.
# 226:
3:13 pm PST, Jan 17,
Ally Domaradzka, Poland
# 225:
3:10 pm PST, Jan 17,
Sarah Whithed, New Hampshire
I live in the North Country in a town with out access to high speed internet. In addition to being a daily inconvenience, it is an enormous financial burden. With all of the recent job loss, a deal like this is a death sentence to many of the people in Northern NH. We need access to information technology in order to sustain any hope of economic vitality.
I live in the North Country in a town with out access to high speed internet. In addition to being a daily inconvenience, it is an enormous financial burden. With all of the recent job loss, a deal like this is a death sentence to many of the people in Northern NH. We need access to information technology in order to sustain any hope of economic vitality.
# 224:
2:33 pm PST, Jan 17,
Wm. & Jenna Labadie, New Hampshire
# 223:
2:27 pm PST, Jan 17,
Alicia Ruiz Cantú, Mexico
# 222:
2:25 pm PST, Jan 17,
Ashley Collins, New Hampshire
# 221:
2:17 pm PST, Jan 17,
Amber Day, West Virginia
# 220:
2:16 pm PST, Jan 17,
Barbara Albright, New Hampshire
internet service should be available at a reasonable cost to all residents
internet service should be available at a reasonable cost to all residents
# 219:
1:59 pm PST, Jan 17,
Megan Wilson, New York
# 218:
1:54 pm PST, Jan 17,
Stephanie Herlihy, New Hampshire
# 217:
1:52 pm PST, Jan 17,
Tracy Gerlack, New Hampshire
If this is true, that Fairpoint is debt-ridden, then how is the sale even possible, let alone being fair to the people of New Hampshire??? Don't let the deal go through!!!
If this is true, that Fairpoint is debt-ridden, then how is the sale even possible, let alone being fair to the people of New Hampshire??? Don't let the deal go through!!!
# 216:
1:44 pm PST, Jan 17,
Sarah Hill, New Hampshire
# 215:
1:38 pm PST, Jan 17,
Lisa Nativi, New Hampshire
# 214:
1:35 pm PST, Jan 17,
Denise Lytle, New Jersey
# 213:
1:23 pm PST, Jan 17,
Patricia Shearin, New Hampshire
# 212:
1:18 pm PST, Jan 17,
Malinda Pelkey, Washington
# 211:
1:09 pm PST, Jan 17,
Clarisse DelGreco, New Hampshire
# 210:
1:05 pm PST, Jan 17,
Jim Badger, New Hampshire
# 209:
1:00 pm PST, Jan 17,
Emilio Rivera, Florida
# 208:
12:59 pm PST, Jan 17,
Carol Blotner, New Hampshire
# 207:
12:40 pm PST, Jan 17,
Margaret Patrick, United Kingdom
# 205:
12:19 pm PST, Jan 17,
Sarah Potter, Oregon
# 204:
12:16 pm PST, Jan 17,
Judy Holt, New Hampshire
We are inportant as the lrge cities are and we want internet service.
We are inportant as the lrge cities are and we want internet service.
# 203:
12:05 pm PST, Jan 17,
LBruce Jones, New Hampshire
Communication is a must in our society and we deserve to have the best that is possible
Communication is a must in our society and we deserve to have the best that is possible
# 202:
11:57 am PST, Jan 17,
Lars W Carpelan, Sweden
Once upon a time there was a man called Al Gore who hade a plan för making the US the best in the world about Internet and communication. Wasn´t he the elected as President. Oh no...
Once upon a time there was a man called Al Gore who hade a plan för making the US the best in the world about Internet and communication. Wasn´t he the elected as President. Oh no...
# 201:
11:55 am PST, Jan 17,
* Zentura, Wyoming