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A lot of the problems in subscriber adds have to do with pushing 3-7 Mbps DSL against faster cable speeds and the triple play, and the losses are due to layoffs. FiOS itself is doing relatively well, just slow growth given than more than half of Verizon's footprint remains last-generation DSL. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | said by Karl Bode:FiOS itself is doing relatively well, just slow growth given than more than half of Verizon's footprint remains last-generation DSL. What does the FiOS uptake have to do with its deployment footprint? Or are you suggesting that VZ would have more FiOS subscribers if FiOS was deployed to more residences/businesses? Which, while most likely correct, what really determines FiOS' financial success is take rate and ARPU. At shy of 30% take rate, FiOS still has a ways to go IMO. |
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beaups
join:2003-08-11
Hilliard, OH | That's my point. Of course if more people that were passed actually bought the service, they would make money/more money. That's a no brainer.
Issue is that outside of us geeks nobody cares what technology serves them their content...as long as it works. For that reason, I still believe FIOS was launched too early. What is the added value for the average consumer? Nothing. |
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| said by beaups: What is the added value for the average consumer? Nothing is correct more or less. Not because it couldn't be, but in a pretty stagnant monopoly / duopoly market there doesn't need to be.
What was the big push with statewide franchise agreements? It was lower TV bills right if memory serves me correct. That would have been value added, but those promises never transpired.
FIOS has much greater capacity and can certainly run circles around DSL and Cable, yet they sell pretty much the same products for pretty much the same price. That could of been value added. |
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