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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Some of the carriers will not be able to develop their own services, especially when it comes to delivering video content. Partnerships will be important for those who want to have a full bundle to offer but can't develop the services on their own.
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The rules of the telecom business are changing.
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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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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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Mike Armstrong jumped in when we all thought we knew where the industry was heading. Before he knew it, the changes that he had made were not helping AT&T, and he had to sell his way out of it.
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No carrier wants to roll out a service only to have it not live up to customers' high expectations. Carriers want the fastest route to having a robust and reliable service on the market.
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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.
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It was not unexpected, but the timing was a lot sooner than anyone thought.
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Everyone is jockeying for position in a rapidly changing world and industry.
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We've seen the telecommunications industry change dramatically in the last 20 years. And we'll see it change again in the next 10 years. And eventually, the end result should be better services and lower costs for consumers.