verizon? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18187168 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:16:39 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:16:39 EDT Re: verizon? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18190685 NormanS :
said by patcat88 See Profile :

Cheaper than competing, ATT CLEC owned what is now Comcast at one point in time.
AIUI, AT&T CLEC split off the cable part, which became Comcast. Unsure where ATTBI fit in that scheme of things.

Verizon is not a CLEC, though, but an ILEC; same as the old SBC, which is now the "new" AT&T.
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said by NormanS See Profile :

Why would a Telco, heavily invested in FTTP (FIOS) buy a stake in a Cableco?
Cheaper than competing, ATT CLEC owned what is now Comcast at one point in time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18190648 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:24:03 EDT Re: verizon? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18190379 NormanS : Ameritech and Pacific Telesis once ventured into the cable business. The resulting financial drain set them up for buyout; and Southwestern Bell Telephone obliged them. SWBT dumped the cable enterprise to concentrate on the telco business: And called the resulting buyouts, "SBC".

AT&T once ventured into the cable business (ATTBI). The resulting financial drain set them up for buyout; and SBC obliged them. AT&T had already bailed on the cable enterprise by the time that SBC bought them, so SBC didn't have to dump the cable enterprise. But they did change the name of the company. Again. From SBC.

I would hazard a guess that Verizon will stick with what they know...They would be better off buying Qwest than TWC.
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but then again... I really doubt VZ would buy into a competitor.
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said by NormanS See Profile :

Why would a Telco, heavily invested in FTTP (FIOS) buy a stake in a Cableco?
Instant customer base (cash flow is priced right)

Bonus when the customer base doesn't significantly overlap.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18188976 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:32:26 EDT Re: verizon? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18188815 MysticGogeta : Well they have a lot of fiber laid in the ground but again this is a bit of a stretch. I believe they think right in that investing content is better then just buying some area.
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said by majortom1029 See Profile :

Verizon wouldnt be allowed to buy a stake right? Due to monopoly laws?
why would they want it....aren't they building their God like fiber network that will destroy all cable competition?
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