http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23771445 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:54:26 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:54:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23772977 said by Karl Bode:

Verizon offloads the infrastructure (much of it subsidized by taxpayers) they didn't want to upgrade, offloads the union workers they didn't want to deal with, offloads debt, gets tax credits, then comes back later and gets those customers back anyway.
Yep..
A great way to break the Union contract, declare bankruptcy, Verizon is too big, but this company can get away with it. After the "pesky" Union contracts have been broken, Verizon can come back a buy up the company and not worry about having to honor any contracts....
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In constant search for intelligent life on Earth!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23772977 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23772720 said by Karl Bode:

I didn't really see the LTE angle myself until somebody involved in their LTE deployments pointed it out to me last week. It's kind of genius in an obnoxious and unethical way...Especially if you start to think about how many billions Verizon, NYNEX, Bell Atlantic got in subsidies and taxpayer funds over the years to fund those networks. Luckily for Verizon, neither politicians or the press will ask those kinds of pesky questions of these transactions...
It really is. Now that I thought about it more it's a brilliant strategy.
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Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? »www.venganza.org]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23772720 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:58:59 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23772305 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23772305 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:40:48 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23771820 said by Karl Bode:

Verizon doesn't want it.

What Verizon does want is to come back over the top with LTE services five years later and leech back the customers they DO want by selling them ubiquitous wireless service that can compete with aging DSL service.

Verizon offloads the infrastructure (much of it subsidized by taxpayers) they didn't want to upgrade, offloads the union workers they didn't want to deal with, offloads debt, gets tax credits, then comes back later and gets those customers back anyway.
Good point. Let's get the over/under going!
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Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? »www.venganza.org]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23771820 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:15:45 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23771538
What Verizon does want is to come back over the top with LTE services five years later and leech back the customers they DO want by selling them ubiquitous wireless service that can compete with aging DSL service.

Verizon offloads the infrastructure (much of it subsidized by taxpayers) they didn't want to upgrade, offloads the union workers they didn't want to deal with, offloads debt, gets tax credits, then comes back later and gets those customers back anyway.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23771538 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:11:51 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23771445 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/When-does-Verizon-buy-them-back-23771445 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:51:33 EDT