MxxCon
join:1999-11-19
Brooklyn, NY
clubs:   | If
TW buys CV, say byebye to our(OOL) 10/1 and 15/2 inet
say hello to higher bills:(
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drslash
Goya Asma
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join:2002-02-18
Marion, IA | Please buy Mediacom
Somebody has to be able to do things better than these people have been...then again...the better the devil you know!
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
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join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | No, someone should buy that piece of crap excuse of a cable provider Charter! |
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UofMiamiGrad
Premium
join:2001-02-03
Great Neck, NY
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Re: If
LOL! This is going to be great, cause you can bet your life CV will now rush to issue that $3 billion special dividend, so that any company looking to buy CV will have a boatload of debt to take on. Thus killing any possible takeover by another cable company.  Just hope VZ gets some more franchise agreements approved to kill CV. |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | TWC to buy CV? No way...
... such deal will be OK'ed by FCC. In such case most of NYC will be covered by a single cable provider - and it's already sux that despite "opened cables" they do not compete nor serve on each others area everywhere in the city. |
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majortom1981
join:2004-08-26
Lindenhurst, NY | nooooo
I hope not. I do not want anybody to buy cablevision . We have prob the best speed sout of any cabelcompany. If somebody buys cablevision there goes our nice speeds.
I would drop it in a heart beat if anybody buys cablevision. |
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Chris 313
Come get some
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join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA
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·AT&T CallVantage
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Re: Please buy Mediacom
said by mrchris  :No, someone should buy that piece of crap excuse of a cable provider Charter! Someone will eventually. Charter, on their current path, is heading for bankruptcy. TWC is a likely candidate.
We're getting an upgrade to 7000/512+ when Charter is still stuck at 3000/256 in most areas. |
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marigolds
Gainfully employed, finally
Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
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said by drslash :Somebody has to be able to do things better than these people have been...then again...the better the devil you know! The problem is the territories that Mediacom owns. I think TW would invest a lot less time and money than Mediacom even if they have more resources. This was the problem with TCI and AT&T; as far behind as Mediacom looks, these areas were even farther behind under AT&T. Unfortunately, I think Mediacom's management of their territories is going downhill. I just don't think TW or a similar company would make any real improvements though.
One of the biggest problems though with Mediacom is that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. The better a franchise is managed by local government, the better the outcomes they get. While service might become more even, it would probably just become evenly bad.
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Scuba2
join:2004-01-13
Under da sea | reply to majortom1981
Re: nooooo
Cablevision just say NOOOOOOOO to TW
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qdemn7
Smurf in My Loop
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join:2003-09-16
Fort Worth, TX
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Re: Please buy Charter
said by Chris 313 :We're getting an upgrade to 7000/512+ when Charter is still stuck at 3000/256 in most areas. You're right, that's why I dropped Charter 4 years ago, and went with SBC, now AT&T.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to marigolds
Re: Please buy Mediacom
OMG! I haven't used ISCABBS in a while - is it still up? I compiled the client (back in the 90's) for VAX/VMS to avoid the long queue on Telnet back then. |
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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said by Chris 313 :Someone will eventually. Charter, on their current path, is heading for bankruptcy. TWC is a likely candidate. If Charter does fall apart, they're more likely to go out piecemeal -- large parts of their operations in the Southeast, for instance, make much more sense for Comcast and Cox (not to mention the fact that both TWC and Cox cannot own cable systems in the Atlanta area.)
-SC
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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said by marigolds :The problem is the territories that Mediacom owns. Mediacom is one of the most inconsistent cable companies I've ever seen -- they're as inconsistent if not more so than Charter. At least they aren't uniformly terrible like some smaller companies (Northland, Cebridge, etc.) are...
-SC
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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Re: TWC to buy CV? No way...
said by kamm :... such deal will be OK'ed by FCC. I have to disagree, especially given the presence of Verizon and RCN. Besides, there have never been geographic ownership limits placed on MSOs, only the aggregate ownership limits that apply at a national level.
-SC
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Chris 313
Come get some
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join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA
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Re: Please buy Mediacom
said by roamer1 :said by Chris 313 :Someone will eventually. Charter, on their current path, is heading for bankruptcy. TWC is a likely candidate. If Charter does fall apart, they're more likely to go out piecemeal -- large parts of their operations in the Southeast, for instance, make much more sense for Comcast and Cox (not to mention the fact that both TWC and Cox cannot own cable systems in the Atlanta area.) -SC Cox would probably snag them as it's the only other Cable company that I know is near the section of Charter I'm thinking of. |
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csnewbie
join:2001-02-12
Atlanta, GA | reply to drslash
please buy Comcast
they suck |
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sandman9r
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join:2003-11-09
Bronx, NY
·Optimum Voice
·Optimum Online
| Not Going to Happen
Cablevision is one of the most sought after companies in the northeast. Their assets alone are worth millions. Any deal involving them will probably be in the double digit billions.
Also of note, this dumb rumour/suggestion surfaces at least twice a year. Chances are, no sale will, nor should happen. I'm enjoying my Optimum services too much to have to think that it'll be replaced by Time Warner's average at best offerings. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to csnewbie
Re: Please buy Mediacom
I agree - someone please replace Commiecast/Comcr@p |
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aztecnology
O Rly?
Premium
join:2003-02-12
Murrieta, CA | Just the beginning
There is still quite a bit of consolidation to take place still...
»Communication Companies... |
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verolom
join:2002-03-23
Eagleville, PA | reply to MxxCon
Re: If
Could be worse, could be Comcast that nab Cablevision. |
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