Re: out of the frying pan.. in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22364709 en Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:21:44 EDT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:21:44 EDT Re: out of the frying pan.. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22364713 openbox9 : There are more than two wireless service providers ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22364713 Sat, 09 May 2009 18:41:32 EDT Re: out of the frying pan.. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22364709 openbox9 : Well, this thread is about wireless service areas, so I assumed....

Anyway, if there's no competition now, why should the FCC/FTC attach conditions with additional mergers/buyouts? The competitive nature of the playing field isn't going to improve by attaching conditions to the buyouts. I'd much rather prefer a behemoth cable company competing against a behemoth telephone company than I would numerous little no-name companies that aren't really competing with each other now. Obviously the best consumer option is for additional competitive entries into the marketplace, but I honestly don't see that happening.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22364709 Sat, 09 May 2009 18:40:55 EDT Re: out of the frying pan.. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22363141 cornelius785 : so the correct term is now duopoly, not monopoly. you get all the fun of monopolies, but with twice the 'competitiors'.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22363141 Sat, 09 May 2009 10:33:08 EDT Re: out of the frying pan.. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22362839 tmc8080 :
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from one monopoly into another..
Not really a monopoly if there are two ;)
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we all suppose that some commitments will come for bringing 100% of these 85 markets into the U-Verse deployments too, right?
What do wireless service areas have to do with wireline service areas?
Didn't say anything about wireless.. as for the monopoly part.. that holds, but needs clarification: AT&T and Verizon are telco monopolies in their respective geographic locations which for the most part DO NOT overlap. In a sense the governement allowed many of the RBOC's to merge with the strongest Bell CORE LD companies or are a merging of massive RBOC assets in the case of Verizon (northeast//ny metro) is the *BEST* telco market to be in.. most ROI, most customers per square mile). AT&T got sloppy seconds (Bell South).

As for cable companies.. Comcast is the beohemuth to rule them all.. unfortunately with so few companies.. real competition has taken a beating.. and I see AT&T's gobbling up of more markets further proof that there will be no reversal of that pattern in the short term (outside of very competitive markets to begin with)-- though the fcc/ftc probably should step in and sttach some conditions which AT&T will thumb their nose at.. eventually leading to a breakup or re-regulation of sorts so that something positive will eventually come of all of it..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22362839 Sat, 09 May 2009 08:36:12 EDT Re: out of the frying pan.. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360691 openbox9 :
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from one monopoly into another..
Not really a monopoly if there are two ;)
said by tmc8080 See Profile :

we all suppose that some commitments will come for bringing 100% of these 85 markets into the U-Verse deployments too, right?
What do wireless service areas have to do with wireline service areas?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360691 Fri, 08 May 2009 17:57:44 EDT out of the frying pan.. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360447 tmc8080 : from one monopoly into another..

we all suppose that some commitments will come for bringing 100% of these 85 markets into the U-Verse deployments too, right? (and if you believe that... take a look at my little bridge I wanna sell ya)

at&t isn't doing that well with even the FTTP deployments they have now, much less crappy fttn/c they push with adsl plus. no 100mbit tiers announced... nothing. they even backed away from $15 dsl until all of bellsouth was wired... oh well for best of intentions..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360447 Fri, 08 May 2009 17:02:58 EDT