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Premium
join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | losing traditional landline DSL customers cause they're too damn expensive.
I used covad for a few years and was very happy but switched to SBC cause it was $35 a month cheaper.
Great service, Lousy prices... | |
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usarules
@dataflo.net | Re: Clec business has been dead since the .com bust They should make a few $$ of this,
we have Data flo, it's $99 per month, and we have no other options here in wood dale , il
for business broadband. | |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | Re: Clec business has been dead since the .com bust Yes you do. It's called a T1. Stop being cheap. | |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY
 ·Packet8
| Re: Clec business has been dead since the .com bust said by kapil  :Yes you do. It's called a T1. Stop being cheap. Stop being so smart - there are several places where T1 is not available. | |
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| shashinka
join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Charter Pipeline
| The CLEC i worked for, Conversent Communications, has been doing very well as an alternative for Business, higher quality and more experienced support. CTC and choice one in the northeast just merged together with them to form One Communications. Glad to see alternatives. | |
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| | Avanti20
join:2006-03-21
Rochester, NY | Re: Clec business has been dead since the .com bust Choice One is HQ'd here in Rochester NY, and they are by far the worst provider. They are hemorging customers as soon as the 3-5yr Agreements come due. Absolutely horrible service, and embarasing reliability. | |
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rachelsfx
join:2004-09-27
Pensacola, FL | Covad has been bankrupt once. I'm sure it will be again.
I agree their prices are ridiculously high. Double in price to BellSouth I know. "But you get 5 static IPs!" Ummm, so? | |
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| | Avanti20
join:2006-03-21
Rochester, NY
| Re: Clec business has been dead since the .com bust Covad is interested in T1, VoIP, and High End SDSL products. ADSL isn't something that they're pushing. Go to Bell South, and order an SDSL line, it will be a resold line provided through COVAD. COVAD is targeting business' that want and need more than an ADSL line can provide. Most SDSL in this country comes through Covad whether directly or through a reseller. There is no need to target homes, and VSB's if you're looking for business' with more than 10 users. | |
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burgermeister
All Computers Are Junk
join:2000-10-23
Utica, MI
| You don't have to go through Covad to get a Covad circuit. If you get the lower cost Earthlink (or any other Covad partner), you'll get a Covad line for around 30 bucks a month.
Also, if you buy from Covad.net, it's a business class service. I don't even think you can buy residential class service directly from Covad now.
Covad.net is an very small part of their business. They wholesale the majority of their DSL business to partners.
Covad.net is not set up to compete against their bigger wholesale customers, per se. The services Covad.net offers are generally a bit different and focus on business customers.
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patrickbennet
@76.210.x.x | Covad has had its problems, much of it regulatory, but it is about to turn cash-flow positive (4q 06). They have nearly $100 million in cash. I don't see another bankruptcy in the cards. | |
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join:2005-03-08
Falls Church, VA | Re: Clec business has been dead since the .com bust Yes, but will they ever be able to grow their revenues more than 5% per year? That's the reason (along with your regulatory point) for their anemic stock price. | |
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Covad Nudging Way Into Wireless
Clec business has been dead since the .com bust
