Staplegun
join:2005-04-20
Flower Mound, TX
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Don't Blame Verizon
Telecom has been deregulated for what 12 years now? Since it's open competition the rural areas aren't going to be cared for. It's simple math aka ROI. If Verizon was regulated in these areas and had a guaranteed profit that would be another story altogether, but that's simply not the case.
Does someone really think Verizon can afford to run Fiber to all 33 million copper households? Seriously. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| said by Staplegun  :Telecom has been deregulated for what 12 years now? Since it's open competition the rural areas aren't going to be cared for. It's simple math aka ROI. If Verizon was regulated in these areas and had a guaranteed profit that would be another story altogether, but that's simply not the case. Private companies are out there to make a profit. There is no 'care' in profit.
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| That is so wishy washy to say "there is no care in profit".
Any business school in the world will tell you that a company is supposed to care about its stockholders (i.e. people like you and me who invest our savings in these companies). Verizon has spent billions rolling out fiber where it has. It has to go where there are enough customers to pay back on that investment.
If the government thinks it is important that all people have the same access, then it can subsidize. But remember nothing is free. That means tax money. (again from people like you and me that pay taxes.) |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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said by en102 :said by Staplegun :Telecom has been deregulated for what 12 years now? Since it's open competition the rural areas aren't going to be cared for. It's simple math aka ROI. If Verizon was regulated in these areas and had a guaranteed profit that would be another story altogether, but that's simply not the case. Private companies are out there to make a profit. There is no 'care' in profit. you don't have to fuck people over to make a profit. if making profits can only happen by fuckng people over maybe capitalism isn't such a great thing. Fact is you can provide customers with great products and great service at reasonable prices and still make a profit. |
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Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO
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said by Staplegun :Does someone really think Verizon can afford to run Fiber to all 33 million copper households? Seriously. Yes seriously. Have you seen their financial statements? If memory serves me correctly they could take their NET INCOME from 2-3 years and pay CASH to have every person they service on fiber. |
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
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| said by Skippy25 :Yes seriously. Have you seen their financial statements? If memory serves me correctly they could take their NET INCOME from 2-3 years and pay CASH to have every person they service on fiber. I really hope you are being sarcastic!
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splat1622
join:2008-09-08
Cave Spring, GA | reply to Guest
i agree the government does need to subsidize the deployment of rural broadband you.i don't expect the company's to have to pay for it all by themselves.all Americans deserve to have same opportunities as everybody else,but it will never happen |
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