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Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Welcome to the credit market failure Even though good deals may be available.. unless you have cash, nobody's going to be purchasing other companies, unless its through government intervention, or chapter 13 liquidation.
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cyboid
Got Boost ?
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join:2002-04-08
Medford, OR | Cash only And even then they'll check the bills to make sure they aren't counterfeit.  | |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | Qwest (prays) Please not Qwest, please not Qwest, please not Qwest ... | |
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tshirt
Premium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
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1 edit | Re: Qwest Don't worry, Qwest doesn't/didn't even have the credit rating to buy them before the "september suprise" (no one watching the market should have been suprised  )
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | Re: Maybe.. Verizon would be great for a lucky few, and virtual abandonment for the rest of us. | |
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GOLFnSUN
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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| Re: Maybe.. said by iansltx  :Embarq is all over the place as far as places covered go »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embarq_Ope···ompanies
The Embarq Operating Companies are telephone companies owned by Embarq that serve the regions in 18 states formerly served by Sprint, United Telecommunications, and Centel. They include:
* Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company d/b/a Sprint Mid Atlantic- United Telephone Operations in North Carolina
* Central Telephone (Centel) of Virginia, Inc.
* Central Telephone Company of Texas
* Central Telephone Company - Nevada
* Centel operations in North Carolina
* Embarq Florida, Inc. (formerly Sprint - Florida, Inc. - Created in 1996 and United Telephone Company of Florida prior to 1996)
* Embarq Minnesota (formerly United Telephone Company of Minnesota)
* Embarq Missouri (formerly United Telephone Company of Missouri)
* United Telephone - Southeast, Inc. - Virginia, Tennessee
* United Telephone Company of the Carolinas (formerly United Telephone Company of South Carolina)
* United Telephone Company of Ohio
* United Telephone Company of Indiana
* United Telephone Company of New Jersey
* United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
* United Telephone Company of South Central Kansas
* United Telephone Company of the West - Nebraska, Wyoming
* United Telephone Company of Texas
* United Telephone of the Northwest - Oregon, Washington
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Re: Maybe.. Sounds a lot like Windstream now...I know of two companies that definitely have been absorbed into the big green truck as of late...I take this to mean you agree with my statement?  | |
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| DarnellP
join:2004-10-12
Las Vegas, NV
| EXACTLY what I was thinking/hoping excpept I envisioning Las Vegas, NV instead of Naples, FL.
besides the credit crunch, of course, why shouldn't Verizon buy Embarq? with VZW's upcoming purchase of Alltel, they've shown that they want to become as large as the government will allow. And yes I know that wireless division is separate from the landline division, but they're both greedy all the same. | |
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Mactron
el camino Real
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join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| Re: Maybe.. said by DarnellP :EXACTLY what I was thinking/hoping excpept I envisioning Las Vegas, NV instead of Naples, FL. besides the credit crunch, of course, why shouldn't Verizon buy Embarq? with VZW's upcoming purchase of Alltel, they've shown that they want to become as large as the government will allow. And yes I know that wireless division is separate from the landline division, but they're both greedy all the same. Verizon is reducing their wired footprint. Hawaii, NE states come to mind ? Increasing their wired coverage is for their major profit center now. Sorry, I seriously doubt your dream will come true. 
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WC813
join:2000-12-20
Wesley Chapel, FL
1 edit | Please buy them.....someone. In FL, these guys are the worst. Service & price.
I hear so much of one telco buying another. Last year it was TWTC and Qwest. Now it is Level3 and TWTC. It will be all one big telco in the end...just like it started.
To me it would make good sense for L3 to buy them so they get a bigger market share on the west coast of FL.
I hope not VZ...just got too big. | |
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| DarnellP
join:2004-10-12
Las Vegas, NV
| Re: Please buy them.....someone. said by WC813 :In FL, these guys are the worst. Service & price. Here in Vegas, Embarq's DSL service is actually pretty good and reliable...The ONLY reason why I wouldn't mind having Verizon take over is for Fios. | |
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join:2000-12-20
Wesley Chapel, FL
| Re: Please buy them.....someone. My comments were not from a consumer side but a business. Half of my remote sites are in Embarq area and the service we get wtih them is less than to be desired.
In one case I have a 6 node MPLS with them and they have all the connections going back to one core because they cant get it to work when they plug a site into another core. Not good.
I have gotten DSL from them a couple of times for some events and they do know what they are doing there. | |
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teleboy1
@bellsouth.net | maybe......... what about centurytel?  | |
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oolisfast
@optonline.net | that would be sweet,maybe Verizon could buy Embarq and Quest that would be sweet,maybe Verizon could buy Embarq and Quest. I would like to see that too, seen a few posts on here of people hoping for FIOS in those areas. This might be the best time to do it too. | |
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| robl27
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join:2008-07-16
Mary Esther, FL
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1 edit | Re: that would be sweet,maybe Verizon could buy Embarq and Quest i'm praying verizon buys them too.. I WANT FIOS!!! SPEED SPEED /me drools!!!!!!!
(and yes, this having million dollar homes, this area would be a contender for FIOS but our street would be dead last)
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | Re: that would be sweet,maybe Verizon could buy Embarq and Quest I would love for Verizon to buy them and bring FiOS here... It would be bye bye PTD!!! | |
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theDUDE
vote with your wallet
join:2008-05-10
Wytheville, VA
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| crazy idea or 2 Get this. What if a company like Clearwire had the capital for the buyout. Use the existing backbone then add towers where needed to get full coverage. CLEARBARQ?
Ok, here's another one. A japanese company such as KDDI who along with the 10mbps offers 100mbps symmetrical! Sure it would take awhile but they have proven they got their s@%&@ together. | |
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NoMoney4u
@embarqhsd.net | I'll buy it Let me see how this works. I create a corporation so I am protected against losses, pay myself 4-5 million per year. Borrow money and get investors, buy a company.
Win or loose I win! | |
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cmcgilton
join:2001-03-14
Stow, OH | Verizon is Not Interested In Buying Any More Wireline A buyout from Verizon (wireline) is not going to happen. Verizon (wireline) is not interested in any more wireline properties. In fact, it will continue to sell off it's wireline business. | |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
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| Why can't DSL turn profits? What's the problem? Landline DSL, when done properly, is superior to cable and can be attractively priced/tiered. The phone part is another matter, but naked DSL? What is it about increasing infrastructure (financed by reduced rates/tiers) that's not doable?
Can someone with more knowledge explain it to me? You offer up tiers from 768 to whatever and undercut cable at every turn. In this economy a naked 768 tier at, say, $19.95? What's not to like when people are cutting costs everywhere?
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shadowfax
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join:2007-01-06
Lexington, KY
| Re: Why can't DSL turn profits? Windstream has been offering a naked DSL type service called "Greenstreak". Its basically DSL, with free incoming calls, and .10/min outgoing local calls, along with 911 access. Its about 20-25$ cheaper per month than a tradition al land line with DSL. If Windstream can buy out EMBARQ, than expect to have this service available to you. | |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26 | Re: Why can't DSL turn profits? Thanks for the info!
I just hope the overall service is as good if they take over 
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phone man
join:2008-10-08
Tavares, FL | QWEST?? I sure hope those bunch of vultures don't try and buy us....used to work for US West and then it got taken over by Qwest and the company went straight into the toilet and has stayed there ever since.... | |
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just interested
@verizon.com | verizon can make a profit It isn't that Verizon doesn't want landlines, they just don't want rural copper landlines!!!! They want to overlay all highly people concetrated areas where they can affordably lay fiber to the premise. And dump as much copper as possible. | |
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Embarq Tries, Fails To Sell Self
Ruh-roh