Man Charged $20,000 for Broadband Internet

Jesse Walser
living in New York says he was charged $20,000 by
Time Warner Cable if he wanted to have a
broadband Internet service installed at his house.
Read why on UPI:
Jesse Walser, of Pompey, N.Y., said he built
his home about 20 miles outside of
Syracuse, N.Y., and 150 feet from a road
with a cable line about 10 years ago.
"I didn't think it would be that difficult,
because the cable was on my road," he told
Ars Technica. "I have phone. I have
electricity. It's not completely Green Acres."
At the time, Time Warner Cable told him it
would cost about $5,900 to extend a cable
line to his house for Internet access. He
opted out and instead first used a dial-up
connection, then a cellular hotspot plan
capped at 20GB of monthly bandwidth.
Recently Walser reconsidered the Time
Warner option, only to learn costs had gone
up — way up. The cable provider now says
he'd have to pay $20,330 for aerial design,
strand and hardware, splicing and
electronics, and coaxial construction. He'd
then have to pay a monthly bill on top of
that.

Posted By David Aniemeka