nitzguy
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Re: Bell Canada gets green light for tv-over-copper
said by mr weather  :Decision by CRTC here: » www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decis···-496.htmSo looks like Bell can start rolling out it's television distribution services. Of course the cable tv industry objected, but for once the CRTC used common sense (yeah, hard to believe I know). Having a wireline competitor for CATV is a good thing. This is a service above and beyond the current "condo" VDSL. But I have to wonder if it'll gut some of ExpressVu's subs? Sure they're all under the BCE umbrella but technically they're separate companies. One wonders about Shaw and Starchoice whether or not they cannibalize each other's subscribers.
I'm sure it'll have some impact, but I'm sure if the customer cancels Expressvu and goes to Bell's VDSL service (or whatever they end up calling it) that Expressvu's Winback team would not call them....and vice versa  |
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Simcoe
join:2004-11-29
Newmarket, ON
| Re: Bell Canada gets green light for tv-over-coppe
said by nitzguy :Decision by CRTC here: One wonders about Shaw and Starchoice whether or not they cannibalize each other's subscribers. They do, Shaw kept on calling me when I had *choice.
I'm sure it'll have some impact, but I'm sure if the customer cancels Expressvu and goes to Bell's VDSL service (or whatever they end up calling it) that Expressvu's Winback team would not call them....and vice versa |
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petegh
@aei.ca | my big question is what will they be charging for these set top boxes ? The same as a tivo, or rent to you for like $20
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chriskay
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join:2004-03-09
Toronto, ON
| said by petegh:
my big question is what will they be charging for these set top boxes ? The same as a tivo, or rent to you for like $20 a month? It will be interesting to see the price point.
Interestingly enough, a few of the survey questions had to do with pricing. IIRC, one of them was along the lines of "would you use a service like this if it was priced the same as your current digital cable offering" (yes/no), the next was "would you use a service like this if it was $10 more per month than your current digital cable offering" (yes/no), and the next one was would you dish out if it was $20 more than digital cable. I said yes to the first two, but no to the last one.
-Chris |
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