Comments on: For Qwest, FTTN Not An Option, Necessity

By: Qwest Looks To Sell Long-Haul Network

Qwest Looks To Sell Long-Haul Network — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:02:37 +0000

[...] Stacey Higginbotham | Thursday, April 2, 2009 | 7:02 AM PT | 0 comments Qwest Communications, the regional telephone provider, is looking to sell its long-haul network according to a story in the Wall Street Journal. The company, which has $14 billion in debt, wants to continue its consumer last-mile business, which serves 11.6 million customers. However, without a wireless business (Qwest resells Verizon Wireless) the nation’s third-largest phone company has little to fall back on as landline losses accelerate and faster cable connections lure consumers away from DSL. [...]

By: Ronald Hill

Ronald Hill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:19:55 +0000

Funny, considering I spoke with one of the line techs here in my neck o’ the woods who said the new FTTN offerings would never make it out of Denver. They put it all on regulation. Which saddened me, since Qwest actually beats the rinky-dink cableco both in speed and price in these here parts.

By: Aaron J. Grier

Aaron J. Grier — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:15:21 +0000

All these moves, including FTTN are optional for Qwest; they’re a necessity.

an optional necessity?

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:27:09 +0000

@ Doug Mohney

on verizon point, actually in parts of their foot print even in outer boroughs of new york, there were a lot of cables that were overhead. I think this is a justification, though in the end they know they need to go all fiber.

Funny for a company that started off as a fiber operator.

By: Doug Mohney

Doug Mohney — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:16:09 +0000

Poll is smokescreening excuses for the fact Qwest just doesn't have the cash.

Verizon's plant is "aerial"? Next time I'm in NYC, I'll have to look for the telephone poles... and there are more than enough cases where Verizon contractors have ahem screwed up trenching to demonstrate that its fiber deployment does, indeed, require a lot of digging.

I'm also more than willing to bet Qwest has its share of poles across the plains...