Access is king, ... The copper wire into the home is a scarce asset and both SBC Communications [which is merging with Ameritech Corp.] and Bell Atlantic are trying to acquire as many of those lines as they can. |
AT&T's strategic problem is it doesn't have access to its customer, ... AT&T needs to get back to the customer and have direct contact either through a bill or Internet access. |
AT&T's strategic problem is it doesn't have access to its customer. AT&T needs to get back to the customer and have direct contact either through a bill or Internet access. |
GTE and BT have had discussions in the past, ... There are open lines of communication. |
GTE and BT have had discussions in the past. There are open lines of communication. |
I doubt the chairman would be this far out in front if he didn't believe he had the vast majority of government behind him. He's a shrewd politician in that sense. |
It wouldn't pass antitrust muster. |
It's a race, and they are all experimenting in different ways to see what works. |
It's possible but unlikely. It is probably a little too cute. |
None of this technology, over time, is proprietary. What's significant here is that Sprint says it's ahead. |
People are expecting more now. |
Qwest had few options before and now it has fewer options, ... People aren't lining up to buy Qwest. |
The 8th Circuit Court had taken away almost all of their local competition authority. |
The external trends are in Dorman's favor, ... while internal trends favor Stephenson. |
The Ma Bell bogeyman isn't that big a deal politically anymore. The reason these companies are merging is because they are no longer the dominant monopolies they were 20 years ago. |