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Re: I understand said by ModemTek:
To simply state that any cable company could just "roll out" VOIP service is far fetched to say the least. The ability to have a reliable network would require node +1 infra-structure of the entire cable plant. Considering that the majority of most cable plants built before 2002 are node +6 or better, the mere cost of rebuilding thousands of miles of plant would be in the billions. I work for Adelphia in our Cleveland, Ohio system and we currently have 2 cities built on node +1 standard. Those systems are one of the most state of the art systems in the country. By the way, they are just 2 of the 25 cities served in the Cleveland area which consists of over 10,000 miles of plant.
I wont disagree that VOIP is the wave of the future but to launch a service that you are not clearly able to support would only lead to inconsistent and unreliable service at best. Which in turn leads to more angry customers and more flaming thread on this board. Good things take time and Adelphia certainly seems to be on the right track. You try to come back from a 3 billion dollar deficit that you didn't know you had and see how much fun it is.
At the very least, they could bundle VOIP service like Vonage has (using ATA's and a network like Vonage), or maybe even strike a deal with Vonage and work with them to offer an Adelphia branded service at a better price.
That way, they get their foot in the door, and don't have to spend millions of dollars to do it.
They don't need to setup an entire infrastructure to get into the market, but they could help themselves out immensely if they did SOMETHING with VOIP. Every day they wait makes it harder to get customers.
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