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Article #620177Re: Important US technology companies sold to foreigners
From: Joe Pfeiffer
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 04:20
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 04:20
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Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> writes: > <hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote: >> On Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 8:11:10 PM UTC-5, Peter Flass wrote: >> >>> Everyone was trying to get into everyone else's business, AT&T and Xerox >>> into computers, IBM into copiers and communications (SBS and Rolm), Xerox >>> into communications (Western Union), Kodak into copiers, etc. >> >> That continues today in retail. My drugstore now features a full >> aisle dedicated to grocery items. The supermarket has a pharmacy >> and bank and even sells some clothes. Walmart and Target have >> big food sections. >> >> In telecom, the phone carriers now can deliver television, which >> used to be the province of the cable companies. But the cable >> companies now deliver phone and computer service. >> >> In my humble opinion, all this mishmash has resulted in WORSE >> service and prices for the consumer, not better. The reliability >> of the cable company's telephone service is terrible compared to >> that of the traditional telephone company. But the nice profits >> has forced the telephone company to reduce its service quality >> too to save money and make the profits, too. (The companies are >> more interested in pleasing Wall Street with juicy profits than >> consumers with good prices or good quality.) >> >> >> I'm scared that one of these days Verizon will notify me that >> they'll cut off my classic landline. I'll be S.O.L. >> > > I don't think they can, legally. I don't know why I keep my landline - > we're away now six months a year, and we've gotten used to using our cell > phones. Despite the terrible quality, there are a lot of advantages to each > of us having our own phone, and being able to take (and make) calls when > we're out. That appears to be on a state-by-state basis. https://www.moneytalksnews.com/landline-phone-disappearing-in-these-20-states/
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