ColorBASIC
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join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA | Where's the comparison
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By comparison, Verizon is spending some $23 billion on their FTTH FiOS deployments.
AT&T is just spending $1.4B MORE, not total. I wonder how much AT&T is spending total to deploy U-Verse. |
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guardfrog
join:2004-08-27
Dallas, TX
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The article also says that AT&T will soon announce build plans for the Southeast (the former BellSouth territory)which will take it to MORE than 19 million homes by end of next year.
I see this as AT&T gaining more confidence in the U-verse service...and spending more as a result. |
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Boozer
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Re: Where's the comparison
said by ColorBASIC  : I wonder how much AT&T is spending total to deploy U-Verse. well according to the article they are spending $6.5B, so a little less than 1/3 what Verizon is spending. In the end they will probably wish they had just finished the job and gone all the way to the curb... |
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Mizzat
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join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA | reply to guardfrog
Re: Southeast states
Just wish I could read the whole article. 
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY | games and lowered expectations!!
Let the over-promises and price gouging begin!! |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| Heh!
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AT&T blamed the price increase in the cost of adding more servers, which are needed as the company significantly increases the amount of high-definition channels it plans to offer
But nobody cares about HD, right? Just wait till those HD customers start cancelling service during the trial period when they figure out they can't record two HD shows at once like they used to with their cable service.
They need to re-think their strategy very soon.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| Ummm... they need to actually deploy it... not just post it.
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he company has launched U-Verse in 18 major markets (most recently the Los Angeles area).
at&t's uverse still doesn't show as available here in Santa Clarita, even though its one of their markets... and I even put in an address right beside a VRAD.
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Enlightener
join:2006-01-28
Cedar Park, TX
1 edit | reply to Mizzat
Re: Southeast states
www.bugmenot.com ( unfortunatly the site is blocked...) |
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telcolackey
The Truth? You can't handle the truth
join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA
2 edits | reply to Boozer
Re: Where's the comparison
Verizon has spent 20 Biilllion dollars (pinky raised to mouth) for less than 7 million homes past (not customers)...
They have plans to get to 18M homes past. That additional spending is incremental on top of 20B.
Lot-o-$$ from those stock holders. |
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | what's another billion
Hey, good to hear those $2 mystery charges are going to good use. Maybe they can ask the government for some tax breaks, then not share the subsidised network. Worked for Verizon! |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
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Re: Heh!
I see you've moved over to TW.... how are they working out? Also, were you in a former Comcast area, or TW area?
My DirecTv bill has been creeping up over the past year (2x $3/month hikes, and my service costs less than what a new customer would pay, but increases are increases.
Eventually, if they go high enough, I'll either go IPTV or TW.
I personally don't care about HD, as I don't have any HD TV's
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Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL | reply to axus
Re: what's another billion
Don't be silly. They'll invent another fee to cover the extra $1 billion.  |
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TKJunkMail
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3 edits | reply to Mizzat
Re: Southeast states
said by Mizzat :Just wish I could read the whole article. You can read the whole story here:
»www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en···n=Detail
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cwh
join:2006-05-14
San Antonio, TX
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said by Enlightener :www.bugmenot.com ( unfortunatly the site is blocked...) bugmenot only works with content sites that are free with signup and the WSJ not fall into this category. |
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Enlightener
join:2006-01-28
Cedar Park, TX | You can't read can you? I said it's BLOCKED. |
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ColorBASIC
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join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA | reply to Boozer
Re: Where's the comparison
The $6.5B is only through the end of next year. Certainly they will be deploying long past that. |
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Mizzat
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join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA | reply to Enlightener
Re: Southeast states
yea, I checked there, but it won't give logins for pay sites.
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Onedollar
join:2001-08-27
Pomona, CA
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Re: Where's the comparison
said by telcolackey :Verizon has spent 20 Biilllion dollars (pinky raised to mouth) for less than 7 million homes past (not customers)... They have plans to get to 18M homes past. That additional spending is incremental on top of 20B. Lot-o-$$ from those stock holders. Where exactly do you see this 20 B already spent? No where do I see already spent. 20B is for the entire rollout. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to Zoder
Re: what's another billion
Its times like this I think about getting an HD antenna for my house, and scrapping cable/satellite/iptv altogether.
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batterup
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join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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| Letsssss get ready to rumble!!
In the Blue corner we have Kid at&t. He is so tough he cannibalized his own mother. In the Red Corner we have Fast-as-Light Verizon. He too has been known to cannibalize a once mighty MCI when they became weak and soft.
Once they were loving siblings of Ma Bell now they are fighting for the crown of undisputed heavy weight champion of information.
This is a fight on the streets and in the allies of Los Angeles, no holds barred. Weapons of choice, for at&t, an old well tested hunk of metal, copper. Verizon's weapon glass, lighter and quicker but it cost Fast-as a bundle.
Two siblings enter, one will leave.
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