| reply to Romney2012
Re: Customers, not just investors have problems with higher cost What are you talking about?
Just because they reinvest in the network does not mean that it is a higher cost. It has been shown multiple times that copper cost a lot more to maintain than fiber. I would also like to see proof that after $ offset that it actually even cost more to roll out fiber than it did to lay the existing copper they have been milking for decades upon decades.
Every one of these major carriers can reinvest only 50% of their net profits EVERY QUARTER and wire their entire foot print within the next few years and own it outright with absolutely no debt on the network.
We as consumers pay more because we dont have much of a choice if we want it. It has nothing to do with being willing to pay more for the upgrades or not. |
