new cable company in chicago?

From	Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com>
Newsgroups	chi.internet
Subject	new cable company in chicago?
Date	2016-08-18 16:49 +0000
Organization	Ripco Communications Inc.
Message-ID	<np4ov6$g22$1@remote5bge0.ripco.com> (permalink)

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I'm expecting deafing silence for follow ups since it looks like most of the
press releases just came out yesterday but was wondering if anyone had more
info than what little is on the website for these guys:

https://layer3tv.com

I stuck in my zip code for casa del ripco and got a congrats message that
the service is available "in my area", but that could just mean Chicago in
general and they are only working in the hotsy-totsy areas.

Although the price they shot me (I think it was $120) is a bit lower than
comcrap, especially with the box having the dvr and other services built in,
I really don't see any mention of if that rate includes internet service or
not, or even if it's available through them.

From the earlier press releases and the test market in Texas, they seem to
be running their own fiber network and it doesn't rely on piggybacking on
top of you already having internet service.

What is bothersome is again just from the press releases, they only raised
$100 million, which seems a bit light to go against comcrap in the Chicago
market. I mean that's $100 million more than what I have for cash on hand
but that isn't going to go far running fiber around the city with all the
payoffs needed.

So I'm guessing this is just going to be for the multi-dwelling units in
river north and areas downtown where one fiber cable attached to one
building can make 1000's plus a month? Or are they actually going to take a
shot at the residential hoods?

If anyone hears anything, post it.

-bruce
bje@ripco.com

p.s. I'm sure it's just by chance (cough) but shortly after the layer3 press
release Comcrap announced their $140 a month 1GB internet service is
available in the Chicago market. Just don't sit there, download something.

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new cable company in chicago? Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2016-08-18 16:49 +0000
  Re: new cable company in chicago? Max <betatron@gmail.com> - 2016-08-18 13:38 -0500
  Re: new cable company in chicago? Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2016-08-19 03:07 +0000
    Re: new cable company in chicago? Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2016-08-19 11:28 +0000
      Re: new cable company in chicago? Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2016-08-20 02:09 +0000
        Re: new cable company in chicago? Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2016-08-20 11:46 +0000
          Re: new cable company in chicago? Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2016-08-22 20:14 +0000
  Re: new cable company in chicago? dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com (dye) - 2016-08-21 02:43 +0000
    Re: new cable company in chicago? Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2016-08-21 10:51 +0000

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