Comments for LUS makes case for Fiber at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://www.theind.com Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10627-lus-makes-case-for-fiber#comment-26825 The only thing is this: accountants can bend, spin, flip, etc. figures around until no one understands whats going on. A perfect example is the failure of wall st. That is a perfect example of corp. b.s. accounting spin! So believe what you want. - Michael A. Moss Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:52:37 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10627-lus-makes-case-for-fiber#comment-26808 LUS has been about as straightforward as Jindal is on anything on this project. As Tim Supple noted they never and I mean never predicted these kind of losses. LUS cut your losses and get out of this business. Please spend your efforts and money on improving service and lowering costs to your customers. You have utility lines that need to be buried and rates that can be lowered which is in the publics interest. - John Bernhardt Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:55:00 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10627-lus-makes-case-for-fiber#comment-26793 I'm with Pedro. Cox was awful when there was no competition. They fought tooth and nail to prevent there being any competition. Now that they have to compete, they have cleaned up their act. Meanwhile, LUS fiber beats the frilly pink panties off Cox for fast connections. - DonneMois Chocolat Thu, 31 May 2012 17:45:57 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10627-lus-makes-case-for-fiber#comment-26788 Walter: I was at the council meeting with the auditor. He was sounding the alarm, Theriot heard it and questioned him on it. It took up half the meeting, but maybe that was because it was the single largest deficit and that deficit exceeded the entire cash reserves of the city. and yes I was against the "retail fiber" plan, not LUS fiber. I am FOR fiber. And the reason was because I was concerned of the claims of LUS and the administration that they could "make a profit", nor did any of my research of other municipalities with the same plan show it probable. And that's still the case today. I did not believe it would and there was a better plan that would not risk the finances of the the city. I hope I am wrong, but no of that changes the facts and figures. Now time will tell who is right. Lets get past personal "ideological points of view" and focus on the facts and numbers. Can't hurt can it. Call me when you are ready. - Tim Supple Thu, 31 May 2012 16:05:47 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10627-lus-makes-case-for-fiber#comment-26786 Ya know what? I DON'T care! When all we had was Cox, we got whatever they wanted us to have and paid a high monthly fee for substandard service. Problems? Ok, on hold for long periods, wait for days and then maybe, just maybe Cox would come and fix it. What, you don't like that cable strung across your back yard at 5' or even worse, in the middle of your backyard on the ground? Tough luck, buddy! Until fiber came in, our cable system was a little like our housing and education here in lala land. We pay top dollar for what they offer(antiquated technology). I remember the good old days. I hated them! Cox did not do anything until the buzz about fiber started. AT&T is the same. Cox and AT&T don't like to compete. I now have screaming (yes, SCREAMING) internet, my video is superior to anything Cox ever provided (yes, there have been glitches) and my phone is fine. When I call, the repairmen show up in a timely manner, spend hours trying to resolve the issue (if that is what it takes) and make sure I am happy with the service. I NEVER received service like this from Cox. Sign up and stop complaining or use whatever you want to use. Leave my fiber alone. Sure, sure, I hear it all of the time, what a wonderful place, Lafayette, LA is to live. Ok, yes, if you like expensive housing, poor education ( may change after thirty bottom stagnant years), traffic and lack of competition, move on in, welcome home! Oh and hey there, don't forget we love to drink and eat, A LOT! We are the tastiest town in the south! That was fun,we got to practice voting A LOT and everyone knows we like to do that in our elections! - Pedro Martin Thu, 31 May 2012 15:26:17 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10627-lus-makes-case-for-fiber#comment-26784 We shouldn't bury our heads in the sand, Tim. But please compare the alarmist article in The Advertiser to the one published the same day in The Advocate. Two completely different take-aways. As I recall, you were THE principal opponent of Fiber back in the day. Was your opposition not primarily ideological? - Walter Pierce Thu, 31 May 2012 14:48:59 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10627-lus-makes-case-for-fiber#comment-26783 Walter: You are the only one discussing ideology. Theriot is responding to the the "auditors" report that states LUS has already lost $29 million (which is $25 million more then predicted) and has $35 million "more" in loans then predicted. They are not "on tract" as they claim. If you take the time to look at the numbers, what Theriot is saying is that LUS fiber will not be able to pay back the money it has borrowed from LUS utilities. Add to that the "auditor" telling the council, that puts the city in a huge financial hole and you can see why it made page 1. Now you can either shoot the messenger because you don't like his "ideology", or you can do what the auditor did. Look at numbers. But Theriot is warning us. Should we bury our heads in the sand? - Tim Supple Thu, 31 May 2012 14:07:29 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10627-lus-makes-case-for-fiber#comment-26782 Which is it? Is Theriot making an ideological argument or is he carrying the water for big, private telecom operators? Or maybe his ideology just happens to coincide with big telecom's interests in which case you'll have to do some mind reading to figure out which is more influential on his position. Or you can just continue to speculate. - David Prejean Thu, 31 May 2012 12:44:49 +0100