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how this is as bad as people are making it out to be. Cellco already does their bundles with others, CentLink/Qwest. VZ has been doing it for a LONG time with Qwest and before then it was with Sprint and before then it was with Qwest Wireless.

And some smaller companies bundle ATT Mobility for their customers. Customer "advocates" just haven't been paid off or are better known to be from the "Free" Press and only out to make a few bucks and say we "tried to stop the deal but we didn't have enough donations from the public to keep going".
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You don't see a problem with Comcast telling Verizon "Don't install new FIOS or Home LTE service in our Comcast areas and in exchange we will sell your mobile service"?

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The difference is that Verizon and the cable companies compete on the wireline business. They dont compete much against other LECs you mention, aside from wholesaling which is miniscule, and that was only due to Verizons acquisition of MCI.
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well FiOS is a moot topic anyway. VZ already said they were done installing in any new areas.

and Home LTE? This isn't even out.
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they do compete- on the wireless side with data cards. but still no problem that they teamed up. It's no worse than Comcast going to Cellco to become an MVNO.
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and Home LTE? This isn't even out.

And it won't because of this Cable/Verizon deal.
»Verizon Ends Fixed LTE Trials With DirecTV [29] comments
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said by 25139889:

well FiOS is a moot topic anyway. VZ already said they were done installing in any new areas.

For now, you don't think when the economy picks up, fiber gear continues to get cheaper and population growth results in higher customer density that they will not start new installs?