| reply to cbyrd
Adelphia/ABS Transport Next Excuse,
You're correct, Adelphia uses ABS (as well as others) for transport. Since Adelphia and ABS are owned by the same family, even though they are not legally affiliated any longer, I would see no change in the arrangement. The "spin off" of ABS from the parent was a strategic move to allow Adelphia Communications to not lose any more money on their business which continually does not make a profit. However, if ABS went belly up in a significant way or if they were to be purchased by another company (not likely at this point), then Adelphia Communications may have to find alternative arrangements for transport if ABS no longer exists or if it's purchased by a company and their arrangements are not acceptable to Adelphia Communications.
I wouldn't fret too much, there plenty of capacity out there for transport with many hungry providers more than willing to provide it. In fact, if backbone routes are changed to other carriers, it may actually improve the situation, especially in the western US. |
