[opendtv] Re: NY Times: In Verizon Strike, Blue-Collar Stress Hits the Sidewalks
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:43:06 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
But that's simply not true. Like AT&T, Verizon deployed DSL in
its wireline networks, and has upgraded the service with each
new iteration of DSL.
Nope. Not here. In markets with FiOS, the only choice is FiOS for any new
customers, or if anything breaks with the DSL service. They force people to
FiOS. Each home they force to FiOS requires hours of labor, during the house
call, as opposed to the DSL installation which requires none. Maybe they
discovered that this is expensive (duh), and that's why they quit expanding
FiOS. For me, should my DSL break, Verizon gave me the choice of FiOS or go to
Cox cable. They seem totally committed to this expensive approach, and have
quit expanding FiOS as proof of how clever it was.
As I explained, yes there is strong demand for broadband,
but the economics are questionable unless you also sell
telephone and MVPD service. And I pointed out that the
margins decline when there is competition for fiber based
broadband (>100 Mbps).
The article says the business is good and the margins are high, Craig. The
article's point is that Verizon seems to the only one giving up on cabled
broadband. Again:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/business/verizon-workers-strike.html?action=click&contentCollection=Technology&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article
"Still, there continues to be great demand for the broadband service, where
margins are quite high. And while companies that invest in fiber optics like to
see good returns on multiple services rather than just one to justify the
expense, Mr. Olgeirson notes that some of Verizon's competitors have not been
deterred by this issue."
There should be no reason for DSL to not compete well against cable broadband,
because fast variants of DSL have existed for years. Yes, it means getting
closer to homes with fiber, but the cable HFC plants have to do the same.
Bert
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