Man who won't be 'bullied' by Comcast holds up neighborhood internet upgrade

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LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- A backyard dispute is keeping residents of one Colorado neighborhood from getting an internet upgrade.

A neighbor is refusing to allow workers access into his backyard to install fiber optics cables unless he gets paid.

Andrew O'Connor said, "It’s about a big corporation bullying people and trying to run over people.” The Lafayette resident says he is not allowing Comcast in his backyard to install higher quality fiber optics on principle.

He says the company was unprofessional when they first asked to install the upgrade.

Now he says it will take much more than an apology. It will take cold hard cash.

He says Comcast has told his neighbors he's the one holding up their internet upgrades.

Comcast sent KDVR this statement about this dispute Thursday night: