This would be a big move away from the auction business for eBay. It could be a sign of a change in strategy for the company as the telecoms industry begins to explode again. |
We have become a mobile phone culture in a very short period of time. I don't expect to see many people to give them up now or even reduce their use -- the trends are going in the other direction. |
We have to come up with a solution that addresses both problems. I don't have an answer, but we see the two sides coming at this from their own corners, and we don't see any middle ground yet. |
We should see a significant recovery in cable television stock prices in the next few months. |
We started out with seven 'baby Bells' and AT and T back in 1984 with the divestiture. Prior to that there was basically one company, AT and T. Today there are many companies offering telephone, television, wireless and Internet. |
We thought we might have been seeing the beginnings of some good news. As it turns out that may have been a little bit premature. |
We're not over it yet. |
We've seen the telecommunications industry change dramatically in the last 20 years. And we'll see it change again in the next 10 years. And eventually, the end result should be better services and lower costs for consumers. |
What Parks is reporting makes sense if you are thinking about the Internet from today's perspective of speed, service and price. The Internet, though, is evolving, with new services, lower prices and faster speeds. I see continued growth. |
What we're facing right now is the beginnings of a brand new marketplace. |
What's happening there in New York is an early curve of what's going to be happening around the country in the next few years. This is a new wave of competition. Basically the telephone and cable television companies are both rushing to offer the same bundle of services: television, phone, Internet and wireless. The sooner they do, the sooner prices will come down for all the customers. |
What's radically impressive about Southwestern Bell's offering is that their highest rate is just nine cents, while most others get as high as 20 or 30 cents, ... They didn't have to go that low. They could have put it at 15 to 20 cents. |
What's radically impressive about Southwestern Bell's offering is that their highest rate is just nine cents, while most others get as high as 20 or 30 cents. They didn't have to go that low. They could have put it at 15 to 20 cents. |
When they have these accounting issues it makes it very difficult to develop the kind of trust they need from investors and customers and workers. They shot themselves in the foot again. |
Wireless is too dependent on the external power supply. And since wireless phones are becoming the main phone line for many people, the industry has to make sure that customers have the same kind of reliability as with landlines, |