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Combat Chuck
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Re: Just another example of Comcrap's predatory pr

said by oliphant See Profile :

That is my point. If it is not sustainable and they're doing it hoping the muni will flop, that is predatory pricing and a Federal crime.
There's more factors than that, for one I think that there has to be evidence that the intent is to kill the competition as opposed to trying to cut their losses hoping that the competition implodes on their own.

I mean it seems like what you're saying is that Comcast's only out if a muni undercuts them is to just pick up and leave. I hope you don't think that that situation is going to be good for the consumer.

It's hard for me to really discuss any Comcast/UTOPIA interaction because UTOPIA seems to be floating everything, rather than setting out a hard plan to get to their goal. It appears that their whole MO could change in a matter of minutes should they think they need to make friends.
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oliphant
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The fact that they ONLY do this in markets where they fact competition (not just from muni's) is proof in itself.

Comcast's out is to expand these 'offers' to their entire market rather than the law breaking predatory practices they currently use. Comcast should knock off with the 4x inflation price yearly increases and substandard service. My cable bill had gone up over 30% in just 3 years thanks to a Comcrap takeover and is the highest in the region. That's simply not justified by their expenses, it's price gouging.

But now we see that suddenly those obscene margins can be shaved into once they see direct competition.


Combat Chuck
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My point is that after paying to wire an area, you aren't going to be quick to pick up and leave. You're going to do what you can to ride out the initial storm and hope that it doesn't last very long.
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