8:40 AM -- LOS ANGELES -- The Cable Show -- Faster cable networks are great, but consumers want open networks with flexible services and they don't want to be told what they can't do:
:) Well, I would've threatened to leave to get the discount, but I have nowhere else to go!! Comcast is still the monopoly in my new 'hood. That's why they don't care to innovate!
I ordered new Comcast service this week with the help of a chat agent. She said "because I was so nice," she'd slash the installation fee in half. At $120 for the original fee, I have a feeling they jack up the prices, only to make you feel good when they cut them in half. It's actually pretty effective as a customer-service strategy though...
Reports that AT&T wants to shed DirecTV are not new, but now is an excellent time for AT&T to simplify and clean up its stable of video distribution services.
Seven companies, with six offerings – AT&T and Colt Technology Services; Cisco, Ericsson, Infinera, Microchip and RtBrick – made the cut in a highly competitive category.
Six companies – Altiostar Networks, Arrcus, Cohere Technologies, DriveNets, World Wide Technology and ZenFi Networks – made the cut in the Company of the Year (Private) category.
Telcos can provide the networks and services that businesses need to re-invent themselves and adapt to life in a pandemic. But can they be socially responsible too?
You got a pool to hang out at? When's the party?