AllAlone0
join:2000-10-30
Oakville, ON
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| In due time....
It won't take long for alot of those companies to die or be taken over. I love how only 1 small cable company is among them though 
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TheJimmy
join:2000-07-20
Villa Rica, GA |  So, how much of this is guesswork and rumor, and how much is fact? |
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doublec16
join:1999-08-20
Jersey City, NJ | I guess we'll find out....
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AllAlone0
join:2000-10-30
Oakville, ON
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| reply to TheJimmy
The fact that DSL in the US is in shambles everywhere is a good sign. You can't just believe things will work out, wish you could, but there has been a pattern of them losing money for a long time, and its not changing all of a sudden.
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foster404
join:2000-09-26
Catonsville, MD | before to long there are going to be only 2 or three dsl providers besides the telcos |
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geek49203
join:2000-11-25
Jackson, MI
| reply to AllAlone0
"I love how only 1 small cable company is among them though"
That's because the author of this article didn't do a complete job.
Might I remind you, ISP Channel is like @Home and Roadrunner -- an ISP for local cable companies. Their main problem is that they partnered w/ small companies, many of which have really bad offerings (crappy lines, etc). ISP Channel can't control that, any more than @Home or RoadRunner can control what their catv companies have for equipment.
AT&T is breaking up in (probably) 4 parts, and the word at Western Show last week (catv convention) was that the catv division would be sold to the other strong catv players (Comcast, Cox, et al).
In addition, HSA (Charter's ISP) and @Home (AT&T et al's ISP) are on Downside Magazine's death watch http://www.downside.com/deathwatch.html . Juno (just signed up to be a Comcast ISP) is also struggling and on the deathwatch. |
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justin
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| I wrote it, but was not intending it to cover Cable company financial health. ISPChannel was the only company in obvious enough difficulty to mention.
By standards that would include AT&T and Excite@Home, practically EVERY US communications oriented company would be mentioned. |
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Jestocost
The Poodle Bites.
join:2000-10-19
Saint Louis, MO
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It's important to note that HSA is Charter's ISP in only a few markets, many of them not major Charter markets. See my post here for details: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,230652;root=charter;mode=flat
In other areas it could be Earthlink, or RoadRunner or, I have heard, even @Home.
It's worth looking at RoadRunner as one possibly troubled cable provider, given that their exclusive relationship with TWC is ending. No clear indication as to the long-term impact of that move, but keep it on the radar screens. |
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Jestocost
The Poodle Bites.
join:2000-10-19
Saint Louis, MO | Also, HSA is one of Paul Allen's companies and has easier access to additional financing than many of the completely independent ISPs. |
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Anon | reply to AllAlone0
You love how there is only one small cable company in the list, you say?
Do you know that cable companies are well funded AND got into the cable internet game already with a ton of cable TV subscribers?
Just because there are no cable companies in the list doesn't mean they are doing good. They just so happen to have a heavy influx of cashflow from an existing business.
Its NOT because they are doing any better at broadband than DSL. |
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