http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20445924 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:37:27 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:37:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20446072 KrK : .... and I'll bet AT&T will get the USF to pay for all the wireless equipment deployed, and then when it's done they'll save the millions/hundreds of millions when they abandon all the old wire... not to mention laying off all the line techs and the like.... and you know damn well they won't pass the savings back to the subscribers.
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"Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20446072 Wed, 07 May 2008 14:05:32 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20445924 dogma : Senior engineers I have spoken with at AT&T suggest they will completely abandon all copper lines in their franchise areas and deliver voice/data/video over wireless within 10 years. Too costly & labor intensive to maintain the "sticks".]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20445924 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:39:07 EDT