Hopefully WorldCom will not use its debt-free status to start a price war. |
I believe the customers will love it and it will drive the competitors to offer similar combinations. |
I have not seen any slowing reported by the major ISPs. Eventually it will slow down because there are only a certain number of users in the country, but I don't see it happening yet. |
I think branding is going to be key and this ESPN offering has a built-in customer base -- all ESPN viewers and readers. So they have that universe of customers to start with. Now they have to develop the kind of content at the kind of price that the base will choose to access. |
I'm looking for a light touch. You don't want to throw ice water on it. |
If the FCC takes a hands-off approach, it'll be like flipping a switch, and the lights will all come on for every Internet executive, ... Any company that has a huge Internet customer base, it's a natural. |
If the FCC takes a hands-off approach, it'll be like flipping a switch, and the lights will all come on for every Internet executive. Any company that has a huge Internet customer base, it's a natural. |
If they are successful, I expect to see the idea spread. But it will be harder than 10 years ago to be successful as the (competitive) offerings in the industry are maturing. |
If you're talking about a service that everything rides on ? your television, your telephone, your Internet ? you're going to want to switch it all, not just part of it. |
In recent years the show has outlined the coming competition with the Bells. This year is the year the competition begins. |
In the last few years we've seen an explosion in cell phone technology. You can now swipe your credit card through a vending machine and have a cell phone pop out of the slot. |
Investing is a game with an eye on the future. People lost track of that in telecom during the last several years when the finish line might have been tomorrow or next week, ... This might get everyone else thinking that telecom is not doomed. |
Investing is a game with an eye on the future. People lost track of that in telecom during the last several years when the finish line might have been tomorrow or next week. This might get everyone else thinking that telecom is not doomed. |
Is SBC buying at the right price? That's the key. It could cost less to do a deal in a year, |
Is SBC buying at the right price? That's the key. It could cost less to do a deal in a year. |