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DoRight

join:2007-07-20
East Petersburg, PA
Reviews:
·Clearwire Wireless

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I say 1st Qtr 2009

I give Earthlink less then a year... I would think a small company would have better success with FTTH then a larger company anyway. Less overhead and quicker to deploy. I am not impressed with VZC FTTH yet. In the last year they have raised their rates on internet, voice and TV atleast 2 to 3 times.. You can't tell me they had 23 Billion sitting around to deploy FIOS nationwide. They have also gotten rid of some discounts that they had when you signed up. I wouldn't expect anything impressive on pricing for another 5 years..


David
Now accepting new patients
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
kudos:70

They might be better off buying small telecom companies (like mom and pop shops) and go that route. Won't make them money overnight but probably wouldn't make them broke either.



DoRight

join:2007-07-20
East Petersburg, PA

You mean like IVC? Illinois Valley Cellular.. lol



David
Now accepting new patients
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
kudos:70

no, like the one down by o'fallon, IL (HTC telecomm) and Egyptian phone company.



NetAdmin1
CCNA

join:2008-05-22

reply to David
Like these guys: »www.eatel.com/

Just as a point of fact, the linked provider has had FTTH for a couple of years now and is a tiny fraction of a fraction of the size of ATT and the other big boys. Those guys are proof that FTTH is not too expensive to be done.
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jc100

join:2002-04-10

reply to DoRight
With those sort of investments, a year would be generous. However, a company can do a 180 if they get the right management. Obviously, it's time Earthlink's shareholders (think it's a publicly traded company?), replace the leadership. Seeing that those in power don't know a thing about internet, this company is doomed. Until they get a board and a CEO with some experience and brains, this is a losing battle. One could have guessed BPL would have failed, Helio was a loss, etc. That wasn't rocket science. Anyone who knew anything about internet and computers could have foreseen these failures.



jhacker

join:2001-12-11
Peoria, IL

reply to DoRight

said by DoRight:

You mean like IVC? Illinois Valley Cellular.. lol
No kidding!! Every time I go up there, I drop calls with this Verizon extended roaming partner. Word has it that these companies had a falling out and IVCC likes to screw Verizon customers every chance they get.


DoRight

join:2007-07-20
East Petersburg, PA

They just need to sellout like First Cellular did down in Southern Illinois..


hottboiinnc
ME

join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH

reply to NetAdmin1
yah it would be nice if you could actually see what they offer. it wants either your phone number or actual address before anything!



DoRight

join:2007-07-20
East Petersburg, PA

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EATEL Services

Link to Services and Pricing »www.eatel.com/individualanswer.c···rentID=1


hottboiinnc
ME

join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
Reviews:
·WOW Internet and..

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the price they want is expensive! my local cable company doesnt even charge those rates for Triple Play! I've never seen a company charge $130 for triple play! always can get a new discount after the 6 months or a year and never start out at $130! Damn!

edit add: some of their news articles sound like VoOD and OnDemand movies is something they invited? 5 seconds to come on most cable companies are that if not they should be!

and since when is CATV going out when it rains or has LOS issues? Qute: Superior picture quality and reliability over our buried fiber-optic network, which is less susceptible than cable to outages caused by bad weather or line-of-sight obstructions /end.

Their major competetor is private as well. Look for Cox to do some hard hitting price drops in that area.


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