Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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Verizon can buy them and bring FIOS here!    |
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MrMoody
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join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | Verizon would be great for a lucky few, and virtual abandonment for the rest of us. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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I'd go for Windstream buying Embarq. The markets are similar, the network topology isn't that different, pricing of services are reasonably close. What's not to like?
Though if anyone buys it'll be interesting to see what happens to the network topology on the backbone side...if WS were to buy things would have to be switched from SprintLink to Level3. If Qwest bought (oh noes!) things would be switched onto their network, which, to be frank, itsn't that great.
I'd just see it as odd if Qwest actually did buy...Embarq is all over the place as far as places covered go, and Qwest...well...isn't. You've got a contiguous Bell buying what ends up being a bit of a CLEC...*shrugs*
Don't think Verizon would buy. But WS on the other hand...too bad they don't have 896k upload. At least download is good and they overprovision so you get what you pay for. Unlike...ahem...Qworst! |
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TKJunkMail
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Avalon, NJ
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| 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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DarnellP
join:2004-10-12
Las Vegas, NV
| reply to Cheese
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
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| 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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Jovi
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Mount Joy, PA
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Here! Here! Verizon is all around my area and a few towns are stuck with Embarq. I hope Verizon sucks this little area up quick.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to TKJunkMail
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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