nekote
join:2000-12-16
Hopkinton, MA
| reply to netgear
Re: Users say no to AT&T
said by netgear:
Fact is, broadband and bandwidth companies are dropping like rocks... The cheap ride is coming to an end.
Sorry, don't believe it.
But I agree we are going to find out.
I think the repeated buying / re-selling / merging of regional cable monopolies at ever higher $/subscriber is the real cause. What started out as $2,000 per subscriber is now $5,000+ per subscriber. And what's new? Higher bandwidth? More pay per view channels? More corporate debt to repay for the take overs at ever higher $/subscriber?
My case has been Continental Cable; MediaOne; ATT Broadband; and now the Comcast deal is pending. What improvements have resulted for the subscribers as a result of these repeated take overs? Higher monthly fees? ;(
My guess is the best we can hope for is that the last buyer that gets caught hold the bag / no more musical chairs when this tulip bulb bubble bursts forcing them into bankruptcy leads to a serious mark down of the physical plant to no more than the real physical plant replacement cost.
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Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all other forms of government. - Winston Churchill
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