Right, but don't kid yourself that this big cow is going that route anytime soon. They were deregulated in the state of KY over a year ago, and nothing has really changed as far as delivery goes. In fact, all new subdivisions around here are fiber fed by AT&T.
Regards, Chuck On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:19 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > Yup. If they no longer have to provide copper service to everyone and can > run fiber to the neighborhoods where they want to and their leased towers, > and provide 5G to everybody else... Why not? (Their POV) > On Feb 18, 2016 6:24 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In multiple states RBOCs have asked regulators for permission to stop >> serving areas. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Josh Reynolds >> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:30 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] AT&T giving up on UVerse >> >> Yeah, but it costs them a shitton to maintain that old copper as well. >> >> Basically what I heard is that they wanted to get away from cooper and >> POTS all together, and strictly do fiber to their towers, (some) >> residential fiber, and 5G. >> >> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well...there's $500M in support a year that counters that ;) >>> >>> Regards, >>> Chuck >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I don't know if there's any truth to it, but I keep hearing they want >>>> to get out of wireline all together. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > They are giving up on U-Verse because they bought DirecTV...not >>>> because >>>> > they >>>> > are getting out of the business. If you haven't seen their marketing, >>>> > they >>>> > are pushing all of their U-Verse customers to DirecTV. >>>> > >>>> > Regards, >>>> > Chuck >>>> > >>>> > On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Sterling Jacobson >>>> > <[email protected]> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> This is what I think. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Unless interactive TV as such becomes super popular, its probably >>>> best >>>> >> to >>>> >> just let the Sat people carry on with the ‘outdated’ broadcast bundle >>>> >> method. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> The future really lies in content direct to consumer IMO. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> This is why Hulu, Amazon, Netflix are buying rights and creating >>>> their >>>> >> own >>>> >> content. >>>> >> >>>> >> I think they know that eventually they too will transform into just a >>>> >> content provider. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Their delivery model will become commoditized and standardized to the >>>> >> point there is little or no money in being the ‘Plex’ of the >>>> internet. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Another reason why Comcast isn’t going anywhere any time soon. >>>> >> >>>> >> That conglomerate has too much content and too many eyeballs to >>>> evolve >>>> >> properly, lol! >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rory Conaway >>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:23 AM >>>> >> To: [email protected] >>>> >> Subject: [AFMUG] AT&T giving up on UVerse >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATTs-Giving-Up-on-UVerse-Television-136300 >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Rory Conaway • Triad Wireless • CEO >>>> >> >>>> >> 4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040 >>>> >> >>>> >> 602-426-0542 >>>> >> >>>> >> [email protected] >>>> >> >>>> >> www.triadwireless.net >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of >>>> >> comfort or convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge or >>>> >> controversy” – Martin Luther King >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>
