patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to iansltx
Re: Pricing/speed for internet? said by iansltx:It's rather interesting that TWC has chosen to do predatory pricing rather than upgrade infrastructure and compete on the technology front. They could likely pull in more HD channels with SDV, or launch 50 Mbps DOCSIS 3 (50/5 for $100 vs. 40/40 for $100), but instead they're competing on price, hoping the muni "problem" will go away and they can raise pricing back to "normal" levels in a year or two.I hope that, for muni FTTH folks everywhere's sakes, this doesn't happen. Wilson NC isn't the richest place in USA. 2000 Census says 90% of the county earns below 40K a year (my opinion of the map). Wilson downtown is under 25K. The tiny neighborhood of Forest Hills is the only rich area in Wilson. Its not worth to compete on features because nobody will buy them. Wilson is 53 minutes by GMaps from Raleigh through farm fields. Not a bedroom community for the rich.
If this was a playground for hedge fund managers, real estate developers, traders, fortune 500 execs, hollywood executives, and their kids, THEN competing on luxury/features makes sense. |
