Jeff Kagan
Jeff Kagan
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They're struggling. It doesn't look like they're going out of business, but the industry is reinventing itself and the company is trying to figure out where it fits in.
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What we're facing right now is the beginnings of a brand new marketplace.
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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.
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Parents will love this feature. Kids will find it a mixed bag. They like the protection it provides just in case they get in trouble and need help, but some kids may not like their parents knowing where they are every minute.
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In recent years the show has outlined the coming competition with the Bells. This year is the year the competition begins.
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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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Investing is a game with an eye on the future. People lost track of that in telecom during the last several years when the finish line might have been tomorrow or next week. This might get everyone else thinking that telecom is not doomed.
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It was not unexpected, but the timing was a lot sooner than anyone thought.
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AT&T actually exited the cell phone business in its early days and had to buy its way back into wireless later. If it hadn't been broken apart, you'd never have gotten the creative juices of competition that pushed all this new technology we have today.
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The carriers are finding all sorts of new ways to make money.
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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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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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Everyone is jockeying for position in a rapidly changing world and industry.
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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.