| What about michigan? What about all the little sattilites in michigan still owned by verizon/ex-gte? What is going to happen to us? Do we get upgrades or sold? We are sick of having no dsl. |
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 roamer1sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
1 edit | said by BPLSUCKS9:What about all the little sattilites in michigan still owned by verizon/ex-gte? What is going to happen to us? Do we get upgrades or sold? We are sick of having no dsl. I think northern MI will get sold or spun off, along with most of Verizon's other rural holdings outside the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, sooner or later.
Qwest has largely exited rural areas in favor of populated areas; AT&T still has a lot of rural territory, and I don't see them selling much if any given they (both SBC and BellSouth) traditionally never have done that sort of thing.
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dynodbPremium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN | said by roamer1:Qwest has largely exited rural areas in favor of populated areas... That's untrue. While they have sold some rural exchanges, it's an exaggeration to say that they've "largely exited rural areas" considering how many they serve. Considering Qwest's region, had they done so they'd only be left with a couple dozen markets.
Of course, that depends on what you consider "rural". |
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said by roamer1:Qwest has largely exited rural areas in favor of populated areas; AT&T still has a lot of rural territory, and I don't see them selling much if any given they (both SBC and BellSouth) traditionally never have done that sort of thing.
-SC
What Qwest areas have been largely exited? I think I'd agree that they are the most active BOC to sell of a few junky exchanges at a time, but they are mostly as they were at divestiture in term of coverage. |
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 batterupI Can Not Tell A Lie.Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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said by BPLSUCKS9:What about all the little sattilites in michigan still owned by verizon/ex-gte? What is going to happen to us? Do we get upgrades or sold? We are sick of having no dsl. I cried because I had no DSL until I met a man who had no Dial-up. |
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bhorow
join:2004-05-17
Forest Hills, NY | reply to BPLSUCKS9
Lets put it this way. I see a time where the individual states say that internet is a must, and that every area must have the availability of telco dsl or Cable in order to maintain franchise agreements. |
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