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Re: Maybe said by aztecnology:said by JPL:said by beaups:Maybe, just maybe, the analysts were correct in criticizing the FIOS investment. Not that anyone here would admit that. I'll ask the question that this post begs - if they didn't do fios where would they be? What would they have in competing against cable? DSL and POTS? Right... the two areas where they're bleeding customers is exactly the future for them! The did fios because they HAD to do something like that to survive. They'd be in the exact same place. Spending all their cash on LTE... What? They would be in the exact same place? So... all those loss offsets that they were able achieve BECAUSE of fios would also have materialized without actually having fios?! Read those numbers again - FiOS internet additions helped to offset losses for DSL service. Those offsets would NEVER have materialized if they were DSL only.
In areas where Verizon actually has FiOS, they've been able to hold their own against the cable companies with regard to phone and internet service. Meaning, FiOS has made it possible for them to compete whereas their old architecture does not. Their revenue stream would be much lower than where it is now were it not for FiOS... meaning LESS money to devote to LTE.
Never mind the fact that they're smoking the wireless world (look at all those additions) even WITH fios. Please tell me where they've lost out on the wireless front because they're also investing in fiber. Because I ain't seeing it. |
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| said by JPL:What? They would be in the exact same place? Yes. Regardless of FiOS, they (Verizon), at this point in time, would still be spending all thier money on LTE...
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1 edit | said by aztecnology:said by JPL:What? They would be in the exact same place? Yes. Regardless of FiOS, they (Verizon), at this point in time, would still be spending all thier money on LTE... Right... with a much smaller customer base. I could tell you that if it were not for FiOS, right now I would not be a Verizon customer at all. How many others are like that? I'll bet there are alot. FiOS makes bundling of these services possible, meaning that they're able to compete against the Comcast's of the world.
Besides, if what you're saying is true - if they're investing ALL their money in wireless... then what's the problem? What's the issue with fios? If it's not a money drain then what the hell? They're not spending all their money on LTE. That's just silly. They're still spending money on fios. |
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| said by JPL:Besides, if what you're saying is true - if they're investing ALL their money in wireless... then what's the problem? What's the issue with fios? If it's not a money drain then what the hell? They're not spending all their money on LTE. That's just silly. They're still spending money on fios. O rly...?
Show me where big red hasn't stopped FiOS deployment...?
»So, Is This Where Verizon's FiOS Deployment Ends?
»Verizon Downplays FiOS Deployment Freeze
»dark-fiber.tmcnet.com/topics/dar···vice.htm
»www.fiercetelecom.com/story/veri···10-03-29
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| Verizon is still deploying Fiber in areas where franchise agreements have been reached. They just ran underground conduit to about 80 homes in my development. They have to have my entire town wires within 2 more years. |
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