Telco Sues Municipality For Laying Their Own Fiber

unreceivedpacket writes "Ars Technica reports that a company called TDS Telecom is attempting to sue the town of Monticello, Minnesota for deploying their own fiber network. Shortly after the town voted to lay the fiber, TDS Telecom filed suit and notified the town that they would be deploying their own fiber network. The telco has recently responded to Ars Technica, saying they only sued to save Monticello from itself, apparently feeling that the municipality is unprepared for the onerous costs of maintaining such a network, and would lack the expertise to do so."

"they only sued to save Monticello from itself"

[unity100]

please someone tell me that this is a f@ckin joke.

Phew...

[introspekt.i]

If only we had more good corporate neighbors like this that solved our own problems and did our thinking for us so we don't have to.


Good lookin' out, TDS. Cough.

Well in that case

[treeves]

...the municipality is unprepared for the onerous costs of maintaining such a network, and would lack the expertise to do so

It was right magnanimous of 'em to sue.

Madness!

[bogaboga]

...they only sued to save Monticello from itself, apparently feeling that the municipality is unprepared for the onerous costs of maintaining such a network, and would lack the expertise to do so...

So the company loves the city more than the city loves itself?

How ironic! This sounds preposterous to me.

These United States never cease to amaze.

Re:"they only sued to save Monticello from itself"

[Anonymous Coward]

Well yeah it's a fuckin' joke, just not the "ha ha" kind.

Re:Inane

[Anonymous Coward]

I bet you're a real hoot at parties.

Re:Inane

[Russ Nelson]

I bring my own lampshade. Can't rely on the host to have one that fits.

Re:Thanks, but no thanks

[stinerman]

Yeah, competing companies are magic beings (although of course they don't mean to be) and the government just ruins your life )when it tries to do more than keep the peace).

You're not a LISP or Scheme programmer by chance, are you?

Re:TDS Is An Effing Joke

[Anonymous Coward]

And who are you?? Fucking George Carlin?

Yes, I am. And I was wrong. God exists. Watch your language.

Re:Craziness

[fahrbot-bot]

Yes, if the council screws up maintenance, they can just sell it on to somebody who can handle it.

I think there's a network admin [networkworld.com] in San Francisco that can handle this...

The situation, in haiku form

[BcNexus]

a series of tubes /
made of many fiber strands /
stymied by lawsuit

Re:Inane

[KGIII]

I usually make do with a 12 pack box. The handle holes make excellent eye slits when it is crammed down over your head. You can then walk around insisting people bring you a shrubbery. A lampshade with a twist.