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| he's right about the deployment part though I don't agree with 2far's position about service (you get what you get, no guarantees), but I do think he is right about the deployment issue.
If the telcos don't get off their @ss and upgrade their equipment to reach farther, all they are going to do is grab customers away from the cablecos that already have access to DSL. They may pull in a few people that were price conscious, but when they have grabbed those two groups of people, their growth will stop again.
I would change in a minute for those speeds at that price, BUT I CAN'T GET DSL, and have no idea when,if ever, I will. |
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 DHRacerFire Survivor
join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA
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 ·Verizon Online DSL
| uh, I think you need to re-read your post, you were typing too fast. cable is not dsl, it's cable. cable can offer HSI just like DSL, just the wire is different. but you know that.
Companies will only deploy to areas they are not currently serving so they can make up the revenues they are going to lose when they lower prices. That's the only way, as I see it. Otherwise, they will see no reason to reach out further. Growth is dependent on the revenue of the company. They must make money. In order to do that, they must spend a little to upgrade and then the money will come in. And then they will do that again. The price war just makes that happen faster, as it effectively reduces the amount of money that a given subscriber base produces for them. So they have to get more subscribers.
The golden goose is only golden if it keeps producing. Otherwise, it's dinner. And the search for the next "goose" will be made, in areas where there are people who badly want a service they cannot currently get.
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| reply to nasadude
said by nasadude:
I don't agree with 2far's position about service (you get what you get, no guarantees), but I do think he is right about the deployment issue.
It's just that clearly they aren't going to deploy further(unless the governments bow down to all of their demands). Thus, they must be willing to do something else. If the regulations prevent them from doing this, then push the governments to loosen these guarantees. Why would anybody be against loosening guarantees for people who can't get service anyways? If you aren't against that, you're an idiot who shouldn't be holding an elected office. |
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DHRacerFire Survivor
join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA Reviews:
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·Verizon Online DSL
| said by 2farfromCO7:
It's just that clearly they aren't going to deploy further(unless the governments bow down to all of their demands).
It should be the other way around. Why are these companies thinking they can dictate terms to the government? Pay-offs.
The government must be the law-maker and enforcer. It's not happening anymore, therefore the companies are deciding what to do, not the government. |
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