http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r10837024 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:32:57 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:32:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10837024 anon : Bottom line is if you don't put pressure on this comany to improve service, deploy service, offer what customers want.. The fact is that telephone companies are a federally regulated service provider because the are guarantees of quality of service backed up by state regulation and punishment for noncompliance. The primary reason why this is the case goes back to the 1980's when Mabell shifted the gears of government for it's own purposes (not this can only be done with conglomerates of corporations with similar interests and enough cash get political access), now VZ can only tinker, whine and complain...not a true free-market leadership quality i look for in a company. If this company doesn't look forward and replace the copper plant, they're filing for bankrupcy in less than four years b/c the true service that will be cannibalized is VOICE- by voip. It's not consumer lust for broadband.
Right now, VZ is cherry picking deployments much in the same way as RCN did..but they didn't realize who they're real enemy was, the cable companies, not the phone companies, now they're a marginalized player..It's up to individual municipalities to decide whether or not there is not enough competition and what to do about it, set goals, deadlines and be prepared to do something about it, invite other companies to bypass VZ altogether and buildout it's own plants (make sure they can get the job done, and not make a mess of your telephone poles)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10837024 Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:35:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10836772 Qweets : Today our technology is way more advanced then it was back in the 90's we could most likely see phone companies rolling out fiber within the next couple of years and this will change the way the US uses the internet.. Keep our fingers crossed and hopes high]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10836772 Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:06:18 EDT