Fiber Guy2
join:2003-08-22
Provo, UT
| reply to fiberguy
Re: Below market prices?
The story never said they were selling under COST. It claimed they were selling under MARKET PRICE. I think that just moves the market price down.
The line was cut but that happens in any major underground project and the contractor has insurance for that. Qwest construction cuts lines too. The cost of repair is always paid by insurance the contractor has, etc. |
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ashworth
join:2001-10-06
Pittsburgh, PA | reply to DSL Oberst
I heard that UTOPIA was using their poles and not paying any fees...I guess the court will settle it as usual... |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
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| reply to fiberguy
said by fiberguy  :IF you are cutting lines, you are in the wrong.. period! Accidents DO happen, however, if you aren't getting lines marked before digging, liablilty comes to play. How many people have read the actual article and not just the paragraph at top? I agree, Qwest people are idiots in their marketing and how they deply services.. WAY behind the time. However, Qwest seems to have alot of valid complaints against this company. If this service is selling under cost and putting Qwest at a dissadvantage, there are serious reprocussions. What is cost for one company is not for another. If I provide it for .25 a gig and they need .37 for a gig then how am I undercutting them ? I am only passing savings to my customers with lower costs. Why should I have to raise my rates because others can't compete ? That does not sound competitive to me.
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| reply to cdru
IF you are cutting lines, you are in the wrong.. period! Accidents DO happen, however, if you aren't getting lines marked before digging, liablilty comes to play.
How many people have read the actual article and not just the paragraph at top?
I agree, Qwest people are idiots in their marketing and how they deply services.. WAY behind the time. However, Qwest seems to have alot of valid complaints against this company. If this service is selling under cost and putting Qwest at a dissadvantage, there are serious reprocussions. |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| reply to woodward
The determining factor though is UTOPIA non-descriminantly cutting lines? If they are wacking away at power, CATV, and gas lines, then they should be fine. 
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"What gives them the right to come in and do this?" she said. - Lady complaining that she was getting FIOS in her backyard. |
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woodward
XMission Broadband
VIP
join:2000-12-28
Salt Lake City, UT
| reply to DSL Oberst
said by DSL Oberst :Ah, but are they cutting Qwest lines? That would be interesting to know. Yes, there was a fairly major outage last week in the city of Murray (a suburb of Salt Lake City) that took out a large section of the phone service for about a day. Turned out that UTOPIA crews cut the lines. |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs:
·Cox HSI
| reply to DSL Oberst
said by DSL Oberst :Ah, but are they cutting Qwest lines? That would be interesting to know. Probably, but that is the cost of any type of construction. That's just the way it goes. |
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DSL Oberst
join:2001-11-29 | reply to b10010011
Ah, but are they cutting Qwest lines? That would be interesting to know. |
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b10010011
Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA | Qwest is suing because Utopia is selling fiber for below market prices? Hey Qwest a monopoly is NOT a market! |
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