DaBavarian
Premium
join:2006-02-22
Saginaw, MI
|  Competition....
Once a competitor offers something, the other services have to follow suits. "Ma Bell" always keeps a tradition of following their customers...rather than providing new services ahead of the need. If only one of the providers upgrade the other will follow suit. |
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Toadman
How do you like these Apples
join:2001-11-28
Medina, OH | Competitive Utopia
We will never be at a competitive utopia because by the time they get FTTH to "every home" there will be a better technology there that everyone will then want. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
| so the bottom line is....
don't hold your breath waiting for the benefits of competition from fiber or VDSL+, because there won't really be that much competition?
And in 2/3 of cable's coverage area there won't be any competition at all from advanced telco services?
I guess duopolies move slow and monopolies don't move at all.
Go USA! We're #16! We're #16! Go USA! |
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kcir
join:2005-07-30
Butner, NC | I wonder if local wimax ISPs some time in the near future will not bring about some change in that? Thoughts? |
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bigjoesmith
join:2000-11-21
Peoria, IL
·Cable Onda
| Clearwire has just started offering wimax service to much of the Seattle metro area. But with a top download speed of 1.5mbit, it's not much of a competitor to the local DSL or cable offerings. It would be attractive if the only alternative was sat-based offerings, but it's not really much of an option to the local duopoly. |
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