Jeff Kagan
Jeff Kagan
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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.
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Telecommunications companies always worry about cannibalizing their own revenue streams with lower priced alternatives. Consumers will decide on more than just price, however.
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Cable companies have decided to wait until there's a threat, but when there's a threat, they're going to act. For them to not raise rates is historical.
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He's a Texan, and he's winning. He does what he has to do to make the deals and grow the company. He doesn't take no for an answer. And everybody wins. The companies he acquires, the stockholders.
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The long-term winners will be the big companies we all know by name now. In the shorter term, the smaller firms are doing a good job of building customer bases and rolling up the technology they'll need to compete.
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Everyone is jockeying for position in a rapidly changing world and industry.
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It was not unexpected, but the timing was a lot sooner than anyone thought.
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Their focus on bundling and broadband seems to be working since they are growing, not losing business, so far. They are losing some customers to the cable TV industry, but the numbers are still strong.
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They all are in a mad rush to roll out services that the other ones don't have. It could be a small lead because eventually everyone will have the same services.
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The wireless phones will be used to manage more and more of our lives. If we are going to use these phones for all they can offer, we have to be smart about it. Either that or there will have to be new laws passed making it illegal to drive and talk at the same time.
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The rules of the telecom business are changing.
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People who want traditional phone service will pay what they are paying now.
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People won't just buy bundles for the sake of convenience. They will favor the brands they trust, but they will also want to know they're getting the best services available.
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On Monday, the floodgates will open and consumers will be bombarded through their mailboxes, their televisions and newspapers. It will be confusing at first until they realize they can get all of their services from one company. Then it should be easier for customers.