uh, oh -- judge just ruled that excite@home can go dark at midnight...
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Still doubtful ...
Even though my @home email isn't working. ;-)
<i>"Judge Thomas Carlson didn't rule on whether the service would be shut down, but the cable companies have threatened to cut off service if the contracts were terminated. There was no immediate word from the cable companies Friday about whether they would end service.
But Carlson said that "flipping the switch and shutting off service" was highly unlikely.
"It's clear that the continued operations have substantial interests to the cable companies," Carlson said.
Carlson said he allowed Excite@Home to reject the current contracts in large part because the financial terms were unfair to Excite@Home, which filed for bankruptcy last month.
Excite@Home has 4.1 million customers and cable partners such as AT&T, *** Communications and Comcast." </i><ul><li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-8031722.html?tag=mn_hd">CNET Story</a></li></ul>
<i>"Judge Thomas Carlson didn't rule on whether the service would be shut down, but the cable companies have threatened to cut off service if the contracts were terminated. There was no immediate word from the cable companies Friday about whether they would end service.
But Carlson said that "flipping the switch and shutting off service" was highly unlikely.
"It's clear that the continued operations have substantial interests to the cable companies," Carlson said.
Carlson said he allowed Excite@Home to reject the current contracts in large part because the financial terms were unfair to Excite@Home, which filed for bankruptcy last month.
Excite@Home has 4.1 million customers and cable partners such as AT&T, *** Communications and Comcast." </i><ul><li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-8031722.html?tag=mn_hd">CNET Story</a></li></ul>
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this allows excite@home to turn off if new contracts aren't reached or an appeal is not...
upheld...i believe that the judge's comments were based on his view that the cable companies would come up with new contracts that the creditors would accept -- maybe they will, maybe they won't.
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