[Some analysts say they've seen chronic delays with Qwest.] I've got a [Qwest] customer who is working on a 90-site frame relay network, and it's taken them most of this year to get it installed, and they're beyond frustrated, ... the service is not there when they need to use it. |
AT&T is a much stronger brand domestically and internationally, |
I am very concerned about the oligopoly that has developed. The mergers could lead to a significant amount of price stagnation for business customers. |
I feel terrible for those people. They're still trying to get their lives back together. I see it and I just can't stop watching it. Like a train wreck. |
If technologically and economically feasible, it is unlikely that providers will only offer high-speed Internet access. Most telecom revenues are derived from voice and data-centric providers who ignored voice have had a hard time of making ends meet, |
If technologically and economically feasible, it is unlikely that providers will only offer high-speed Internet access. Most telecom revenues are derived from voice and data-centric providers who ignored voice have had a hard time of making ends meet. |
It is not in the interest of any cellular service provider to get out ahead of the cost problem. This is simply because the effort would not have an impact on carrier finances except in a bad way. |
It's great that it's finally happening, |
My observation is that when there's too much choice out there, people tend not to buy. |
One of the reasons there is reluctance among business users is that they have higher priorities. |
Power line's greatest appeal in the U.S. is to residential subscribers, who often lack access to any sort of broadband, |
Power line's greatest appeal in the U.S. is to residential subscribers, who often lack access to any sort of broadband. |
SBC is essentially renaming itself AT&T, so it's important that current SBC customers are aware of this. And certainly it also wants to assure legacy ATT customers that the company they know is pressing forward. |
Security is a big issue. Most companies don't deal with security issues very well, and there are a lot of risks out there -- viruses, worms and hackers. |
That was actually on the drawing board for MCI last year. The current Ethernet capabilities that MCI has do not allow for dynamic bandwidth. |