 sporkmedrop the crantini and move it, sisterPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
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Re: Unfair Comparison said by moonpuppy:said by fcisler:Very unfair comparison, IMO.... Verizon, while their phone service may also cover 99%, is running a whole new infrastructure. BINGO!!! While Verizon is almost starting over (replacing that decades old copper) Cablevision already has a lot of there infrastructure in place. I wonder how much it cost the cable companies in the beginning when they first laid their lines. Cablevision is simply being smart. Coax has lots more life in it, and they are able to incrementally (affordably) push fiber further out without breaking the bank. Verizon stuck with an old, much more limited infrastructure longer than they needed to and now they are paying.
There's nothing wrong with being smart. The majority of FIOS subs are going to be taking the cheap tier, and CV can easily compete with that. The "power users" win, but they are the money losers for either company...
And I'm sure running the initial coax was still much cheaper than VZ's all new fiber runs/installs.
Incremental upgrades are going to be much more cost-efficient now and in the long term.
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | It's Verizon's/telco's own fault. They could have been upgrading since the 80's. Now they have to do it all at once, and it costs a lot to rewire an entire continent. Not to mention all the over paying that went on with merger mania. Their depreciable asset accounts are hugely bloated, whereas many cable companies didn't go that route. |
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 calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA | I don't see that it's either "fair" or "unfair". These are companies coming from different backgrounds competing for users of a similar product.
It's like saying that gas stations have an unfair advantage over grocery stores selling milk. Who cares? Either way, it means that I have an additional choice when I'm looking for cheap, convenient milk. (And if it stops the grocery stores from playing the d*mn trick of putting the milk in the back so I have to walk past the candy and pastries to get it, all the better.)
The article, however, is commendable for putting relatively hard numbers on the process, and for pointing out that it's the satellite companies, not the cable guys, who are taking the early hits.
calvoiper
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join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | reply to sporkme
the telco's are doing it now because they have a reliable cash cow (cellular) versus cable. at&t has cingular, verizon has verizon wireless. |
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