AT&T's conquest continues with Long Lines Wireless

[maximus1987/lou99]

Do some research on rural providers. See how much more involved they are in the activities and responsive to the needs of the local communities that they serve.

 

AJ

Would it be better to have 30 telcos?

[WiWavelength]

Would it be better to have 30 telcos?

 

No, multiply that by a least 10.

 

AJ

[maximus1987/lou99]

No, multiply that by a least 10.

 

AJ

Are you in favor of just one gov telco building out wireless and wired according to need (with some politics and "towers to nowhere" mixed in)?

 

Cause that's what it'd take to get you your wireless utopia. If the gov never let anyone be bought out by anyone ever, do you think there'd be as much capital flowing in as there currently is?

[iansltx]

Are you in favor of just one gov telco building out wireless and wired according to need (with some politics and "towers to nowhere" mixed in)?

 

Cause that's what it'd take to get you your wireless utopia. If the gov never let anyone be bought out by anyone ever, do you think there'd be as much capital flowing in as there currently is?

Probably not. Because prices would be lower.

[Rawvega]

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/30/squeezed-by-wireless-giants-have-the-regional-mobile-carriers-just-given-up/

 

 

Squeezed by wireless giants, have the regional mobile carriers just given up?

Back in the mid-2000s, there was a pretty vibrant community of mid-sized regional mobile providers in the U.S. Alltel ruled over the rural providers with 12 million subscribers and a bigger coverage area than even the nationwide carriers, while multiple operators — from Dobson Communications to Centennial Wireless — boasted millions of subscribers and were forces with which to be reckoned in their corners of the U.S.

 

No more. In the last five years all of those carriers and many more...

Edited August 2, 2013 by WiWavelength
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[maximus1987/lou99]

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/30/squeezed-by-wireless-giants-have-the-regional-mobile-carriers-just-given-up/

Boo hoo

[maximus1987/lou99]

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/30/squeezed-by-wireless-giants-have-the-regional-mobile-carriers-just-given-up/

I want there to be four viable national carriers. That's the formula that works for consumers. Look at Canada vs UK and France.