Re: [North Georgia Democrats] Windstream Communications explains why their puny...

Pamela McCurley mentioned you in a comment in North Georgia Democrats. Pamela McCurley 1:12pm Oct 22 Frank Gilkeson I have to correct something. The 100 year lease is on the phone lines not fiber optic lines. I meant to say phone not optics. Their is no fiber optic in our area. We only have DSL lines via Frontier. Comment History Becky Kirk Keenan 11:51am Oct 22 What We need is another provider. Windstream has it locked up. I would be gone in a minute if I had a choice.. Pamela McCurley 11:50am Oct 22 HAHA Frank Gilkeson Pamela McCurley 11:50am Oct 22 Let me add this..it isn't like we had an established business and decided to move to Timbuktu. My husband and I both were working for a tech firm in Marietta and when the economy bottomed out we were laid off. Opening our own firm was a matter of necessity You can only imagine how difficult it was to established a tech start up in '08. We had no option, but have managed to pull it off. Now we are just limited by forces beyond our control. W Lorraine Watkins 11:44am Oct 22 Windstream providing "adequate" service is a joke. They lie then admit that they see no need to upgrade and improve service because they have no competing providers in our areas. Frank Gilkeson 11:35am Oct 22 Pamela McCurley area should boom once Beyonce's father builds the Port Royale resort. View All Comments Original Post Frank Gilkeson 10:57am Oct 22 Windstream Communications explains why their puny copper wire DSL internet is just fine for Dahlonega and Lumpkin County . According to them Dahlonega and Lumpkin do not need the Federal Government's 100 Gigabit Internet to stimulate development. Now why is this just plain wrong? Letter in today's Dahlonega Nugget. Windstream can support economic development in our area Dear Editor: I read Ronald Chick's letter ("Inadequate broadband internet service is costing our area growth" in the Oct. 8 edition of The Nugget and wanted to share a few comments. Thanks to the completion of a number of network enhancements this year, Windstream now provides 24 megabit-per-second Internet service in Mr. Chick's area, as well as to homes in many parts of Lumpkin and White counties. Speed is dependent on a location's distance from our serving equipment however, so I encourage individual customers to contact Windstream at 800-347-1991 to determine what speeds are available at their homes. With regard to economic development efforts, Windstream can provide any level of service that a business customer needs, and we are eager to help the community grow. It should be obvious that it's good for our business when the local economy expands. Of course, there are always costs associated with delivering Internet service, regardless of who the carrier is, but Windstream is a national provider with an extensive suite of business products and competitive pricing. We have a robust network in North Georgia as well as a strong team of managers, technicians and sales representatives, and all of us take a great deal of pride in serving our customers and serving them well. William L. (Bill) Scott Area Manager-Operations, Windstream View Post on Facebook · Edit Email Settings · Reply to this email to add a comment.