| Qworse More wasted capital. Another day another reason for Qwest to never upgrade. My 3g/4g is faster than the dsl available in my area! Although Qwest's national fiber was the reason Centurylink wanted this of course. |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | There will be 2 versions of 'Ma Humpty Bell' There will be 2 versions of 'Ma Humpty Bell'.
1. One that is somewhat rural in the western plain states and rural east (Century Link/Qwest + Frontier)
2. One that covers the urban corridors (south west coast, east coast + southern coastal areas) : AT&T / Verizon
All others will merge or go bust. |
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Re: Qworse CL has a history of actually improving their areas. they do even offer FTTH/N and they do offer services in rural america too. |
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Re: There will be 2 versions of 'Ma Humpty Bell' unless your a Co-Op. Co-Ops can NOT sell or merge with a for-profit business. They can merge together to create a MEGA Co-Op but that would be iffy with the IRS on their ass. |
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| CenturyLink is not and has never been a Bell "Ma Humpty Bell continues to slowly but surely pull herself back together again". This sentence may be true, but it has nothing to do with this merger. The cluster of companies that now comprise CenturyLink does not include a 'Bell' company, so there is no pulling back together here.
Also, there is no money involved, it's an all stock deal, so no additional capital or debt is involved. |
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 swaff
join:2000-07-16
Normal, IL | After this goes thru there will be some Bell in the mix. Qwest bought US Worst West some time ago. Prior to divestiture, USW was Moutain Bell, Pacific Northwest Bell & Northwestern Bell. |
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 intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
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Re: Qworse said by hottboiinnc:CL has a history of actually improving their areas. they do even offer FTTH/N and they do offer services in rural america too. horse manure.
tell that to my realtives who are stuck in (last)CenturyHell. CenturyLink never honored their merger promises to provide 768k to 95% of their subscribers for getting the Embarq approval. I suspect they will use this merger to water down those promises as well. |
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 Matt3All noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to hottboiinnc
Re: Qworse said by hottboiinnc:CL has a history of actually improving their areas. they do even offer FTTH/N and they do offer services in rural america too. While they don't offer fiber in NC that I know of, they offer some of the fastest DSL available. |
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 CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to hottboiinnc
said by hottboiinnc:CL has a history of actually improving their areas. they do even offer FTTH/N and they do offer services in rural america too. I was able to get 25/2 from CL in Naples. Not that I have it anymore as I don't live in that location but at the time, I believe Naples and Nevada only offered those speeds. |
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 NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
kudos:9
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1 edit | "Ma Humpty Bell"? Ma Humpty Bell continues to slowly but surely pull herself back together again.
Only when the new CenturyTel combines with Verizon and AT&T. Until then, "Ma Bell" remains fragmented.
I should add that no part of CenturyTel, or its precursors, were connected with "Ma Bell" when that company was broken up. So I have to wonder how a piece of "Ma Bell" merging with a non-Bell company is "Ma Humpty Bell pulling herself back together".
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Ditto |
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swaff
join:2000-07-16
Normal, IL | reply to NormanS
You'll have to throw in Fairpoint & Frontier also.
Fairpoint got parts of New England Telephone, a Bell Company and Frontier just got C&P of West Virginia, another Bell Company. |
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Re: Qworse actually i think centerylink is diggin for gold about 2 years ago they offered EHS (extended high speed 60kbdown 17kbup) and its been alot better than dial up and very few outs even considering i live out in the country on the old lines
the problem is i dont think alot of people know of this service.we bugged them for a while and kept at it. but others out here on dial up who just simply check by web dont really get a straight honest answer if even the right one. |
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| Ugly Ma Bell Cousin. Either way you slice it, it means less choices and higher prices for everyone in the long run. Ma bell or not it's still an ugly stepchild of the original Ma if nothing else. |
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join:2001-02-14
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Re: "Ma Humpty Bell"? said by questionable:Qwest was US West which was a Company of the Bell era A.) Qwest "bought" USWest, not "was" USWest.
B.) The CL deal to buy Qwest is not a part of any other Bell company merger; and CL will remain separate from the other former Bells for the present.
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NormanSPremium,MVM
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And Cincinnati Bell is also a Bell company. Not all of the Bell companies were components of AT&T, and one Bell company (Southern New England Telephone) was divested by Ma Bell prior to the 1984 consent decree. Ma Bell was, in its day, the largest of the Bell companies.
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to Sileny Jizda
Re: Ugly Ma Bell Cousin. said by Sileny Jizda:Either way you slice it, it means less choices and higher prices for everyone in the long run. Ma bell or not it's still an ugly stepchild of the original Ma if nothing else. Really....?
Land line bleed is still very much alive.. there is plenty of competition out there anyway.. you've got Cable providing telephone in just about every market in the nation these days.. you've got multiple wireless service providers offering phone service and voip options up the wazoo... and you're worried about less choice from Ma Bell?
You could put Ma Ball completely back together again - the fact that a blogger is trying to make that a point also points out that he's not paid attention as to WHY they were broken up years ago.. it was because of their monopoly status, which they really no longer maintain today.. even assembled as to a 1 carrier network again, they still face competition from too many other sources.. the break up served it's purpose and that purpose has been long old news.
So why is it that land line service is so important when so many people are starting to cut the cord? .. I just don't see the point of what you're saying.. people already have a competitive choice to Ma Bell services.. AND people are CONTINUING to pay far less today for FAR MORE than they had even 10 years ago.. or did I miss something? |
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intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | reply to NormanS
Re: "Ma Humpty Bell"? CenturyTel gobbled up huge chunks of GTE properties when Verizon and GTE merged. They've had remnants of Ma Bell in their blood for decades. |
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