Neyland85
join:2003-02-04
North Augusta, SC
 ·AT&T Southeast
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December 18th, @12:53PM
| reply to Alpine
Re: Great, but what he fails to mention..
But didn't Bellsouth put themselves into this situation by not being willing to invest heavily in it's own infrastructure the way cable has done? On top of taking large amounts of tax money to provide a network that still hasn't materialized. Then it seems they want to push TV/Voice/Data over the same network that can't compete with just voice and data. All the while trying to get Congress and the FCC to 'Believe me this time I really mean it' on national franchises and net neutrality. All the while trying to make the claim that we're not like cable companies, we shouldn't be held to their regulation.
Well, IMO if both the cable industry and the telephone industry both offer the same services then they both should be held to the same regulation.
I feel that no town should be able to ask for ridiculous things in their franchising agreements, however, I certainly am not in favor of a national franchise that would allow any company to come in and A) cherry pick and B) add poles or other unsightly 'improvements' where current lines are buried and C). tell local governments what taxes and fees they can charge for local franchises.
I also don't feel that if a local government has a referendum and chooses to build out it's own plant that no company either cable or telephone should be allowed to do anything about it. Especially if those companies aren't willing to offer the services in the first place.
I'm not pro cable or teleco. I've owned both and go to where the best deal that meets my service requirements. I'm rather fluid. The only thing I trust is that the company is out to make money and however they feel they can make it they will. They aren't out for me so I have to be.
I like FIOS. I think it's the correct way for the phone companies to be going in. I like the competition I'm seeing in markets that it's in. I think Verizon has it right and time will prove it so. I don't like the cherry picking though. I understand it, but just don't like it.
The original poster is correct though, Bellsouth is only telling part of the truth. What they're leaving out is they've seen an increase of customers upgrading that have the ability to upgrade. Of their customer base, how many have the ability to from the entry level speed to their top tier? |
