Rick
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join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
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| And the winner is....
Cable. By a mile.
Much faster speeds overall than DSL.
Faster install times for internet..no contracts...
no distance issues such as can be seen with DSL service.
Verizon certainly is on the right path with Fios but they are a LONG way from really presenting much of a challenge to the cable operators and in that time span..there's much that cable operators can do as well to improve upon their service and offerings.
Television? Clearly cable operators own that market.
And as the article states..their VOIP service is going to grow by leaps and bounds.
Where exactly does this really leave the telcos?
In a lot of trouble i think.
Their bread and butter landlines are under serious threat from the cell phone providers and now from the cable operators.
Their video offerings are second rate and second best..if they even have them at all.
And, while their DSL pricing is attractive..it's for much slower service overall than the cable co's provide.
Telco is in a world of hurt and it's only going to get worse.
~RRR
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grandpinaple
join:2006-01-03
New York, NY
1 edit | Not much of a challenge? Tell that to Optimum Online, Comcast, Brighthouse, Cox, etc... People think Verizon will only slow down the FIOS rollout. HOW SO? Where is this masterful prediction coming from? And don't link me to a bullshit article from Wall Street. Until proven otherwise I believe Verizon will become increasingly aggresive. AT&T isn't stupid either, quite the contrary they are a bunch of greedy bastards and won't let their customers be eaten up by cable companies. Why can't POTS providers just do smear campaines on Voip anyway I'm surprised it's taking them so long. |
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antenna4
Premium
join:2006-03-25
Columbus, OH | reply to Rick
I agree! If I had money to invest, I'd invest in cable company stock. Not the old phone companies. |
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