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Article: 'NOT IN MY FRONT YARD!' RESIDENTS LOVE TELECOM SERVICE, BUT HATE NEW MASSIVE BOXES
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- August 23, 2008
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The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy -
and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators.
As cable and phone companies race to upgrade services or offer
video for the first time, they're doing it by installing equipment
in boxes on lawns, easements and curbs all over American
neighborhoods. Telecommunications rollouts have always been messy,
but several towns and residents are fighting back with cries of "Not
in my front yard!"
AT&T Inc.'s nearly fridge-sized units, which route its new U-
verse video product to customers, are drawing particular ire. A few
caught fire or even exploded. AT&T said it has fixed that by
replacing the units' backup batteries.
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