Reviews:
 ·Optimum Online
 ·Verizon FiOS
| left to be built... AT&T is still building it's network in its newly gobbled up regions, so they have alot to fear from a substantial change in terms of service-- it's easier to claim they are following other provider's lead on the bit capping plans.
Though at some point, there will be enough backlash & duopoly hatred to warrant 3rd party providers to begin covering areas that today in 2009 don't have decent broadband at affordable prices. There should be at least 5% of the market in each state reserved for 3rd party providers which is scaleable depending upon the status of duopoly competition at the particular point in time. 5% should easily scale to 20% which is about where the two major providers start getting worried about not having enough profits amongst them.
Verizon even seems worried that in a bad economy customers are choosing lower priced cablemodem triple play over it's fttp triple play.. so much so, they're offering $64.99 triple play for 6 months.. but then lock you into a 1-year contract (etf & install fee applies too). There is some confusing language about months 7-24 (2 year contract?) rate. I hope they're not trying to pull a fast one & making people think they only have to buy 6 months at $94.99 when in reality it's a 2 year contract.. 6 months @ 64.99 & 12 months at 94.99... essentially that's a 2-year contract, just a introductory low rate. It still makes sense in cablevision land to do $29.95 x 2 or 3 without the taxes 7 fees riggamaro. Neither provider has any incentive to p/o it's customers. |
