You also have to also remember that Patterson and Walkhill and Warwick are not in major population areas, so the alternatives to high-speed internet is not easily available. Warwick has 800 bethelites working, Patterson another 1500 and Wakhill probably around 1500. They have to provide a reliable high-speed internet for their work, as well as internet for private rooms, at a much lower speed. That is a organization of almost 4000 people. I know for my company with an office of only 300 people we spend several thousand dollars between our primary connection and redundancy connection.
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QCS Telecom signs up with Allied Fiber
by StarTrekAngel ini don't recall seeing this come up after the document regarding qcs telecom.. leasing 288 miles of dark fiber is not cheap.
in fact, it borders in the crazy.. http://www.alliedfiber.com/news/press-releases/qcstelecom-signs-20-year-lease-agreement-with-allied-fiber/.
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QCS Telecom signs up with Allied Fiber
by StarTrekAngel ini don't recall seeing this come up after the document regarding qcs telecom.. leasing 288 miles of dark fiber is not cheap.
in fact, it borders in the crazy.. http://www.alliedfiber.com/news/press-releases/qcstelecom-signs-20-year-lease-agreement-with-allied-fiber/.
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Also just because Watchtower bought one and lease another doesn't mean anything. Telecom systems are regulated by States and FCC. Just because New York State was fine with Watchtower buying it up there doesn't mean that Florida was fine with them buying the one in Florida.
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QCS Telecom signs up with Allied Fiber
by StarTrekAngel ini don't recall seeing this come up after the document regarding qcs telecom.. leasing 288 miles of dark fiber is not cheap.
in fact, it borders in the crazy.. http://www.alliedfiber.com/news/press-releases/qcstelecom-signs-20-year-lease-agreement-with-allied-fiber/.
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Watchtower also bought a line that provides internet service for Walkhill, Warwick and Paterson. They are transmitting large amounts of data and have to keep a stable connection. I remember reading the paperwork on this acquisition, if I remember it correctly they bought space in the existing conduit. It is basically buying property, and then building something within it. It is not unheard of for organizations that have to transmit large data files to do something like that. I know that Marvel brings in a Gigabit line for each of their shooting locations. They are transmitting large data files and they need to ensure that it is secure. The US branch is not just transmitting data between the three complexes but also from Branches around the world to WH, that includes transmitting videos, production work for printing and other files. I also do know that they use Amazon Web Services for their hosting of JW.org and TV.JW.ORG because of their reliability and so that no one gets to their network. -
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The Danger of Settlements
by Tech49 ini was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.
conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.
i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).
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dubstepped and Finkerstein:
You have proven one of the issues with these types of debates. You believe that anyone who doesn't agree with you are trying to protect pedophiles or have their heads up their butts. This is a complex issue that requires investigation from all sides. And it is not just you but a lot of people on this forum and just in general. They feel that if you are not vehemently arguing for harsher laws on child abuse cases then you are just protecting pedophiles. You have states that want to either extend or eliminate the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse. According to the proponents of those measures it is all upsides, but as experts have pointed out there are number of downsides too. Witnesses forget or die, evidence gets lost or contaminated, victims get confused just to name a few. Are those experts who oppose extending the statute of limitations are they trying to protect pedophiles? No, they are trying to preserve justice. I know that very few if anyone here would think that Watchtower is trying to do the same. But it is that just because someone doesn't agree with you on this doesn't mean they are trying to protect pedophiles, they are just looking at it from different angles than you.
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The Danger of Settlements
by Tech49 ini was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.
conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.
i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).
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Finklestein:
Would you only limit it to pedophiles? People who have abused drugs in the past can relapse and commit crimes against family and friends, should religions inform their members that a new member is a former drug addict? How about should a religion inform it's members that a new member is a schizophrenic, because they can cause harm to people around them at times? How about chronic gamblers because some steal from family and friends? Would you also limit it to just convicted people or people accused? How about people found innocent of the crime but some people still suspect it. If organizations are required to inform every member of what another member did, where does it end? There have even been constitutionality challenges against requiring sex offenders to register forever. Where is the limit for society to know what a person has done in their past.
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The Danger of Settlements
by Tech49 ini was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.
conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.
i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).
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And I agree with you by the way. Things have to change but that involve new legislation. It involves getting the will in legislatures to make changes not just complaining and wishing things would get better.
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The Danger of Settlements
by Tech49 ini was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.
conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.
i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).
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Richard Oliver
Finkelstein:
I am not spinning the decision. That is literally what the court ruled. If you want to read the decision I have a copy of it I can send it to you.
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The Danger of Settlements
by Tech49 ini was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.
conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.
i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).
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Finkelstein:
No the Appeals court reversed that. The Appeals court only found them liable for the assigning of Kendrick with Conti. Read the full decision. The court ruled that Watchtower nor the congregation had a duty to warn or a duty to protect.
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The Danger of Settlements
by Tech49 ini was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.
conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.
i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).
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Dubstepped:
You are conflating legal and moral things. Morally yes, it should be reported. Legally is a different story. There is privilege that cannot be broken. Legal is about technicalities. Many people here want to join those two things together. That Watchtower should view these acts as a crime and not a sin, and in the same breath say, even if a privilege bars them from reporting it, the moral thing to do is to report it. If you want to say that it is a legal issue then you have to stick with the legal aspect of it. If you want to say it is a moral thing than you have to stick with that.
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The Danger of Settlements
by Tech49 ini was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.
conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.
i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).
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So as my specific question is. For the ARC you don't believe that Watchtower should be held financially liable for all those cases?