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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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Tulsa, OK
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Re: Here in Oklahoma... said by boogie74:
I guess it isn't free to deploy it afterall!
You did forget to add in things like uncollectable accounts, customer service and tech support, paying inside and outside techs, costs of billing, advertising and overhead, and the overall profit margin of the service too...
But things sound about right- businesses (including SBC) sell things to make money- and won't do it unless it is profitable to do so.
Yes, I realize those are costs, and that the $49.95 isn't all profit... that's why I said it would take a few years to recover the initial investment, given a 15% market penetration. That's just a ballpark figure tho, because it doesn't include things like people who want premium DSL or businesess who pay for business DSL. Also, in my opinion, the 15% is on the low side. It's about right for today, but give it a few years and I think that market penetration will increase--- and you have to remember that cable Internet or even Dial-Up competition is scarce in a small town--- some of them are lucky to have even a dial up number that is local to them.
So I think given these conditions that DSL will have a higher percentage of customers then in a city where people have a wider range of options.
The main point being that the numbers suggest it is profitable to deploy DSL, even in small towns, right now, so why demand legislation first.
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| said by KrK, getting smarter every day:
The main point being that the numbers suggest it is profitable to deploy DSL, even in small towns, right now, so why demand legislation first.
said by www.newsok.com:
The law allows Southwestern Bell to expand networks without sharing the equipment or technology with other companies.
said by THE SAUSAGE KING OF CHICAGO:
It's all about the RTs and access to them
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