"GBSmith" <frodo@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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| Actually, my source was not this news group at all. I didn't anticipate
| that others would respond with such defensiveness. I was just wondering
| if others had heard these rumors as well.
It's not "defensive" to disagree and point out that such rumors are just
that...rumors....! These rumors surface with regularity.....
| To someone else's point that Verizon expands in areas where there are
| people -- at least enough people to justify the expansion, if I remember
| the point correctly -- I live in an area where 4 other major cellular
| companies have built towers to improve service. Verizon has not moved
| in that direction.
You still haven't said where it is you claim that Verizon isn't
"expanding"....I submit that it's highly likely that there is no area served
by four other "major" carriers where Verizon isn't aggresively
competitive....that's how they got to be the carrier with the largest and
most pervasive coverage nationwide.
I will repeat that I find that they are expanding all over the country and
remain the single carrier with the best coverage nationwide. There are
certainly some areas where other carriers are also expanding and competing,
but no one can begin to match the coverage Verizon has almost everywhere.
Please advise if you can provide some specifics - we are all interested
enough to read and post in this venue and most of us welcome the discussion.
I will repeat the point once again that seems to escape many of the
naysayers - it makes little economic sense to "expand" in areas where there
are no people. The uninhabited wilderness in Oregon is a good example -
more treehuggers have to buy the service if they expect more towers to to
up. Similarly, the empty desert in Arizona where no one lives has spotty
service - nobody there to buy and pay for the service. Even in those
sparsely populated areas, Verizon service DOES exist along the major interst
ate highways. Somebody has to pay for the service - Economics 101....!
| Verizon is not expanding at nearly the same rate as are other providers.
I seriously doubt that you can back up that assertion with facts. In point
of fact, Verizon is buying up carriers all over the country and expanding
their network at a great rate. I'd like to know who else is "growing
faster" - and, again, those of us who participate in this venue are
interested in that discussion.....
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|
| Peter Pan wrote:
| > "Double U" <PleaseSpamMe@myEmail.com> wrote in message
| > news:ntrsb09ur61l8bhhi1da1f1e85i35slsfa@4ax.com
| >
| >>Some time around Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:55:02 GMT (give or take a
| >>month), someone who says they are named GBSmith <frodo@ameritech.net>
| >>fired up the tubes on the teletype and rambled on about
:
| >>
| >>
| >>>I've heard some pretty serious rumors recently that Verizon may be
| >>
| >>ummm? Serious rumors?
| >>
| >>What does that mean?
| >>
| >>List your sources.
| >>
| >>-W
| >
| >
| > Don't forget, there were a whole bunch of rumors/speculation etc, that
| > sprint was gonna takeover verizon. I bet his source was this newsgroup
| >
| > Instead of a self fulfilling prophecy, they are self fulfilling
rumors....
| >
| >
| >
| >
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