patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to jmn1207
Re: fu to Verizon said by jmn1207:Every successful business "cherrypicks", even McDonalds and Walmart. 85% of US McDonalds area franchised, or 15% of US McDonalds are owned by corporate. Thats why railroad stop towns in the middle of nowhere midwest/west USA have them. Think of McDonalds like Sprint PCS used to do with their "affiliates" and "partners", Sprint PCS was franchise brand except for truly urban areas which were owned by corporate. If you were in an Affiliate or Partner, the franchisee got to set the prices and the packages you got. Great free market stuff (or not, Sprint franchises always charged more than Sprint corporate). Ever since the Nextel Merger, Sprint has been forced to buy the Affiliates and Partners that use the Sprint name because Nextel, which is run by Sprint Corporate would be competing against the Sprint franchises violating the franchise agreement Sprint corporate signed.
Walmart is a better analogy to an Verizon and ATT. |
 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | I just named a familiar business off the top of my head, it didn't matter for my purposes. Demographics are used to decide where to place a business, whether it's a burger joint or a retail store. If a business has several locations that are not profitable, and likely will not be in the foreseeable future, they often close them down.
Verizon should be able to do the same thing, in my opinion. I guess we will find out, soon, if they are going to be allowed to sell to Frontier. |
