tmcb82 Premium Member join:2002-04-16 Hilliard, OH
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tmcb82
Premium Member
2016-Mar-28 9:13 am
Really?[Sarcam] Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't $100 million less than the $48.5 billion that they just paid for DirecTV? [/Sarcam] I'm fairly sure they can afford this on their own! |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 9:13 am · (locked) |
keithps Premium Member join:2002-06-26 Soddy Daisy, TN
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keithps
Premium Member
2016-Mar-28 9:25 am
CrazyFirst they sue all the municipal providers because it's not fair for the government to be using its money to compete, then they ask the same government for money to fix their stuff. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 9:25 am · (locked) |
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ProfitsAnd dont forget the $18 Billion a year after year Profits the make. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 8:48 am · (locked) |
Ozykz join:2013-03-30 Salford, ON ·Execulink Telecom ·Rogers Hi-Speed
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Ozykz
Member
2016-Mar-28 8:41 am
"instead wanting to fill in coverage gaps with the company's LTE network"Yes, I get it, but I'd rather have them actually put money into DSL rather than their LTE network. It's interesting to hear ISPs hype up LTE so much over DSL but they can't even begin to provide anywhere near the same standard of service.
Talk to me when you can provide Unlimited data with no throttling, and a connection I can actually rely on for VoIP. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 8:41 am · (locked) |
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So let me get this straight...They want $100M so that they can charge them to deliver 10/1 DSL? LOL... |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 9:45 am · (locked) |
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Karl you forgot to mention....On top of that AT&T also has a 150 gigabyte usage cap per month on that legacy DSL on an already badly designed website where that "usage meter" is inaccessible 90% of the time.
THIS IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 8:52 am · (locked) |
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That's just for them to keep the pensions afloat.Ddin't they take a page from Verizon and look for a sucker to sell the copperplant off too? |
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How about they DO something for the $100 million?How about...
They can have the $100 million, but only if they upgrade the affected users to fiber connectivity?
Giving them $100 million to do nothing seems.. just plain idiotic. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 10:50 am · (locked) |
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So wait...A company with ~$13B (9% on $146B) in profits needs $100,000,000 from taxpayers why again? Why not just use the 0.77% of their yearly profits to put these places into the 20th century? |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 10:04 am · (locked) |
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bockbock
Anon
2016-Mar-28 8:41 am
Plunder!How much more loot is T going to get this time? |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 8:41 am · (locked) |
cabanaDepartment of Adjustments Mod join:2000-07-07 New York, NY
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cabana
Mod
2016-Mar-28 11:42 am
Private ... when ya wanna beLove it ... congratulations ATT ... just when your "you know what's" could not get any bigger... they do. They must be dragging the ground at this point. A company that loves to be public when it suits them ... and private when it suits them. So tired of "fees" and "tax credits" being levied with no say and used under the guise of ... "but we can't help our customers if we don't get even more money from the community chest". Where do they think the taxes dollars come from ... the revenue fairy? ... noooo ... ATT customer's pocket. What about those peeps that don't use ATT in that area ... do they get an exemption on their personal taxes? You are not proposing that you use from their tax chest are you? And while I don't know it ... I would guess ... that ATT probably got a subsidy a break ... "a something" when the original build out happened? And haven't these poor copper babies probably paid through the nose over the years for sub par service as their speed declined. (not to mention what a nice slap in the face for these early adopters) The answer should be a big fat NO. You want these customers? Then do right by them ... either fix your own damn system ... or give them a new option ... either option should be on the ATT profit dime. It's called ... investing in your own infrastucture !!!! (unless of course ... you are taking it as a loan ... and you plan on paying it back with obscene interest rate) ... oh wait ... that only works from corporation to customer ... I personally would like my tax dollars to go for more "dumb stuff" ... like ... oh I don't know ... roads ... bridges ... maybe some water pipes that don't contain lead. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 11:42 am · (locked) |
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How aboutWe stop spending money on DSL. It had it's day in the sun, now it's time to MOVE FORWARD. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 9:49 am · (locked) |
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Ask cable what they can do...Also ask the cable companies what they can do with 100 million and then decide who is going to get the 100 meeellion.
I would rather get DOCSIS3.x than old legacy adsl. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 12:12 pm · (locked) |
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dbrower
Anon
2016-Mar-28 4:19 pm
Intercourse the copperAT&T could fully compete with Comcast if they put fiber on the poles they already own. Evidently not as profitable as pay-per-gig wireless, so unworthy of investment. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 4:19 pm · (locked) |
spewakR.I.P Dadkins Premium Member join:2001-08-07 Elk Grove, CA
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spewak
Premium Member
2016-Mar-28 9:39 am
att or cpucTake your pick: CPUC is corrupt as it is, so getting into bed with att is almost normal. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 9:39 am · (locked) |
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Silicon Valley - center of innovation but broadbandnot so innovative, although for ex, Comcast has faster speeds for all tier levels than in many other parts of the country (Blast 150/10). To my knowledge, Cupertino was supposed to get 1GB connection from ATT but when I try to plug in addresses of nearly all luxury/new apartments or house on att website, I usually end up with only slower VDSL or even no att landline at all. Google fiber has trouble installing and expanding in many towns due to poles owned by AT&T and Comcast. |
actions · 2016-Mar-28 1:46 pm · (locked) |