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a majority of the residents have no clue that the homes sitting empty are still receiving service on our dime.

Yup. Isn't it wonderful knowing that part of your Qwest assessment goes toward making sure that all of those vacant houses have uninterrupted internet service?

What I want to find out is the financial arrangement between Kennecott and Qwest. I've negotiated enough corporate contracts to know that Kennecott is not keeping Qwest because it's genuinely concerned that Daybreak residents need help choosing an ISP. It's because they are getting something out of the deal. Initially, they claimed that it was to provide an incentive for Qwest to run the fiber optic lines to the community. However, any obligation for doing that would have expired with the initial contract. Kennecott chose to renew/extend the contract last year. There's no cost or service benefit to residents. In fact, we are subsidizing service for empty houses and, thus, padding Qwest's bottom line. I can't help but think that Kennecott is also padding theirs as well.