openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to FloridaBoy
Re: copper and fiber? said by FloridaBoy:First, since the CLEC uses Verizon techs to "fix" any problems, I cant imagine any CLEC suddenly wanting to hire a work force to take care of copper plant that is just going to bleeed customers anyway. Gee, of course a competitor doesn't want to hire a workforce. Therein lies a problem with the CLECs. If they'd started building out their infrastructure, we might not have some of the competitive issues that people complain about today.said by FloridaBoy:Second, think of the how much copper is in the ground. If you were Verizon, would you give up tons of copper that could still be financially valuable if you get a chance to pull it up out of the ground and sell it on a metal market?? Copper is on its way back up, but it's still not where it was a couple of years ago. Abandoning the copper in place is probably more profitable to VZ right now considering the current copper prices. |
