bamabrad
join:2006-01-27
Port Orange, FL | Bailout?
Is our government going to bail these "head in the sand" businesses like they did when the auto industry thought the same way in the 70s? the auto industry |
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deepblackmag
join:2004-12-27
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| ...And the airline industry.... And now the entertainment and telecom industries... And in 5 years the newspapers and radio... It will go on and on because over the last half century the government has been bought up in whole by businesses. Its hard to find one thing they do these days without the nods from the money men. The whole system needs to be replaced soon. |
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JSRoman
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Callahan, FL | I'm sorry but both the above post have absolutely nothing to do with topic. Bailing out auto industry? Name an american car company that the US government has bailed out? |
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TechieZero
Tools Are Using Me
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join:2002-01-25
Wesley Chapel, FL
|  Bah...
If Cable dies on the vine (or Pole LOL), someone will buy them up and make it competitive.
It used to be you got a great bang for your buck with cable. Now with fiber in my area, cable is a joke. Cable sat on its laurels and now will pay.
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SteveCon
IBEW 2222 Boston, MA
Premium
join:2004-09-02
Burlington, MA | reply to JSRoman
Re: Bailout?
umm.. Chrysler comes to mind. |
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DannyZ
Gentoo Fanboy
Premium
join:2003-01-29
Erie, PA | reply to JSRoman
Um Chrysler? |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | reply to SteveCon
BINGO!!!
Will GM be next?  |
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JSRoman
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Callahan, FL
| Read both articles and..................
Both seem to answer their own questions.
"Cable systems can roll out any combination of new services in a heartbeat, crushing competition in the process. Satellite competitors don’t have a terrestrial network capable of offering voice and high-speed data."
"Innovate, innovate, innovate. The telcos may have all the buzz with IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) technology, but cable can put actual products on the market in the short term. Video-on-demand needs to get better content from TV programmers who seem to be more interested in striking deals with Apple and Yahoo! If Cablevision's proposed networked digital video recorder passes legal muster, DVR adoption will skyrocket. And don't forget the cable operators' joint deal with Sprint to add wireless to the bundle -- delays are expected, but such a product can't come to market fast enough."
A LA CArte is not a cable problem, it is a programmer problem. Does anyone actually think cable is going to lose money if ALC is offered?
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SuperJoker
join:2005-11-21
Yermo, CA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
·Verizon west (ex G..
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Re: Bailout?
said by JSRoman  :I'm sorry but both the above post have absolutely nothing to do with topic. Bailing out auto industry? Name an American car company that the US government has bailed out? American Motors Corp. wasn't bailed out, When they asked for the same type of help that Chrysler got from Congress, Congress said no.
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JSRoman
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Callahan, FL
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Chrysler and ?. The previous poster made it seemed like the entire american auto industry was bailed out by government.
Bailout or loan?
"In desperation, the Chrysler Corporation on September 7, 1979 petitioned the United States government for US$1 billion in loan guarantees to avoid bankruptcy. At the same time, Lee Iacocca, a former Ford executive, was brought in to take the position of CEO, and proved a capable public spokesman for the firm. A somewhat reluctant Congress passed the "Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act of 1979" (Public Law 96-185) on December 20, 1979 (signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on January 7, 1980), prodded by Chrysler workers and dealers in every congressional district who feared the loss of their livelihoods. With such help and a few innovative cars (such as the K-car platform), especially the invention of the minivan concept, a market where Chrysler brands are still important, Chrysler avoided bankruptcy and slowly fought its way back. By the early 1980s, the loans were being repaid at a brisk pace and new models based on the K-car platform were selling well."
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Morac
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
 ·Comcast
| They'll get a wake up call soon.
I've found my cable company refuses to acknowledge certain problems let alone fix them. Talking to someone at the local office is impossible and no one at the offical support number knows anything. Basically their strategy seems to be if they ignore problems long enough they'll go away or at least the people complaining will stop complaining since there is no place else for them to go.
That mentality will have to change real fast when competition becomes readily available.
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JSRoman
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Callahan, FL
| reply to moonpuppy
Re: Bailout?
said by moonpuppy :BINGO!!! Will GM be next? You talking about GM, the healthcare company right?  |
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odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | Comcast will just buy all the other cablcecos
and most of the volp's to fight off the other duopoly ATT (all this happens in 10 years ) |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
Premium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs:
1 edit |  Articles Fail to Mention "Protection"
The cable company, at least in my area, has municipality-provided protection from Telco deployment. If Telcos can't deploy, the threat to cable's monopoly power is greatly diminished.
This might be cable's most valuable asset of all. |
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kaila
join:2000-10-11
Lincolnshire, IL
clubs: | what are you waiting for?
"...Cable systems can roll out any combination of new services in a heartbeat, crushing competition in the process..."
So, too cheap and lazy to roll out these fabulous subscriber-pleasing services now? |
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sherman10570
join:2000-10-15
Pleasantville, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to JSRoman
Re: Read both articles and..................
Cable could care less if A la carte is offered - they will always require a minimum subscription level for basic service. Cablevision has already moved all digital in some areas. This means they also get the set top rental fee. A la carte is a joke to keep the consumer groups happy about rising basic cable rates.
- Sherman |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
Premium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to bamabrad
Re: Bailout?
sadly that is true, GM is spending more on health care for their retired then they are to build cars.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | reply to JSRoman
Only if my next car comes from an HMO.  |
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disc
join:2005-12-31
Raleigh, NC | reply to kaila
What are we waiting for?
Of course, we all have such great confidence in the ILECs that we're going to move our market investments into them, right? |
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jsouth
Jsouth
join:2000-12-12
Wichita, KS | reply to kaila
Re: what are you waiting for?
You don't show your hand early in a poker game do you?
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