hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
 ·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| reply to jtel
Re: Staving Off Bankruptcy
I don't see AT$T or VZ being able to take over the company. Especially ATT. They already have how many states? That would just put MaBell back together again for them.
I could see them selling off markets to Embarq/CentTel or Windstream. Both have great luck with small rural markets. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| said by hottboiinnc  :I don't see AT$T or VZ being able to take over the company. Especially ATT. They already have how many states? That would just put MaBell back together again for them. Honestly, given the current environment, what's wrong with that? It's not like T and Q are competitors. The consumers won't be harmed, and in fact may be helped. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| it means they control more of the network in whole. And yes they are armed. AT$T owns a GREAT share of the backbone and controls pricing for what others pay for Internet.
Sounds like you want MaBell back. And Current environment? HA! others can take Qwest without giving it to AT$T or VZ.
But then again you must think that AT$T will give the customers of Qwest something they don't already have? They already have DSL they don't want AT$T's over priced services. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| Other backbone providers exist, so I don't see the harm. I don't necessarily have a problem with ILEC consolidation if done correctly, especially since the situation is different now than it was when AT&T was divested. Personally, I don't think AT&T is interested in buying Qwest, so I think you're okay.
While we can debate AT&T's choice in VDSL, at least they have a vision and our deploying infrastructure? What's Qwest's vision? So yes, I think AT&T can give customers something that they don't already have with Qwest. |
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