no competition = higher prices in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r12089456 en Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:03:35 EDT Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:03:35 EDT Re: no competition = higher prices http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12094387 jimbo2150 :
said by scooby See Profile:

Sucks for competition. Once Covad and the others die I guarantee you prices go insane and we all suffer. With no other choices price wise, dialup may live on.
At this point with broadband prices rivaling that of dialup I doubt they would then raise prices after some other companies kick the bucket or move on to other markets. We are currently starved for faster broadband in many areas (especially video & digital voice content). They are already saying that fiber prices will drop significantly in the next few years, and we are seriously dropping behind Asian countries in deployment.

At this point I think the broadband providers have little choice (which is good) than to continue on with fiber rollouts and lowering prices. I think that cable/dsl competition will be good enough as it is, and will be. Other technologies like WiMAX, BPL (supposing they fix the major problems), and others will likely create more competition in the coming years as well.

Personally, I would say that saying prices will raise is ill-timed, it is still early in the game for broadband services with a lot to look forward to in the next few years.

Also, at this point I believe that in the coming years dialup will all but die or only be used by those too far out to get broadband or for those who are traveling (that is until wireless mobile internet has as much coverage as cellular does).
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- "Techie" Jim]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12094387 Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:04:07 EDT Re: no competition = higher prices http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12092758 phxmark : I think what is meant here is that without competition, the baby bells don't have to worry about upgrading your service and they can charge whatever they want for your already crappy service.

I believe that competition brings on innovation. In order for the baby bells to compete, they would have to innovate upgrades to compete with the CLECS.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12092758 Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:30:24 EDT Re: no competition = higher prices http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12090547 chex383 :
said by scooby See Profile:

Sucks for competition. [ ... ] With no other choices price wise, dialup may live on.
How could dialup live on once your ILEC replaces your copper loop with Fiber, upon which no competition is allowed? Hello 'Good old days' of Ma Bell.

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