Joe Laszlo
Joe Laszlo
aol bring broadband early merger users
The AOL/Time Warner merger could really bring broadband from the cutting-edge, early adapter users to mass-market consumers, something AOL excels in,
broadband figuring left message worth
What they're left with is figuring out a better message around why broadband is worth it.
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There was this assumption that as soon as people got a notion for what broadband was, they would want it -- that it would be as automatic in some ways as adoption of the dial-up Internet was in the U.S., where growth was very quick and almost happened by itself as opposed to really needing to be sold.
adoption among broadband certainly companies early rate
It certainly has not been adoption at the rate that some companies in the industry, some of the early entrants among the broadband providers, were expecting.
broadband commitment customers deal dollars fairly far inertia might partners sort sure
I'm sure one of the clauses in AOL's deal with broadband partners was a fairly hefty commitment as far as how many customers would make the switch. Two dollars removes any sort of price-related inertia that their dial-up customers might feel.
amount fair interest switch
We see a fair amount of resistance...not a lot of interest to switch from dial-up to broadband.
close coming content costs data hard legitimate networks outside providers raising rhetoric seen video volume
ISPs' rhetoric is increasingly strident about content from outside providers raising the costs of their networks. But I haven't seen hard data that suggests the volume of legitimate video is coming close to swamping ISP networks yet.
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E-mail addresses inherently are tied to the provider in the way that a phone number is not tied to a wireless carrier or phone company.
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People realize it's not a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket.
apocalypse evolution natural others
Some will see this as the apocalypse while others see this as natural evolution.
existing issue open providers service wiring
Should service providers use existing wiring in the home, or should they use wireless? This is still an issue that is still very much open for debate.
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Together, they emit 1,500 pounds of mercury annually.
faces within
Within the U.S., it's a pretty iffy model. FON faces some real problems.
aol compete expand expect markets remaining time trials
While this is unexpected, it indicates that AOL is remaining technologically agnostic. But I wouldn't expect AOL, if they expand DSL trials further, to compete in the same markets as Time Warner.