Comments on: AT&T to FCC — It’s Time We Moved On http://broadbandignite.com/2010/01/20/att-to-fcc-its-time-we-moved-on/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:32:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve http://broadbandignite.com/2010/01/20/att-to-fcc-its-time-we-moved-on/#comment-93 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:45:07 +0000 http://broadbandignite.com/?p=400#comment-93 Regarding the 33% with digital access but not subscribers, there are some of us that fail to see the benefit of spending more money for what is a basic service (telephone) just to be connected to everything on the planet and any time. All wireless phone options, regardless of provider, are more costly to me that the basic, reliable, land-line service I’ve had forever. wireless were cost neutral I might consider it, but the reality is that it isn’t – for me, at least. I use a wireless phone in my job and service is frequently sketchy. Why would I exchange a reliable, if tethered, service for something less reliable. All this smacks of more taxes support us ‘rubes’ all so ATT and its ilk can reap ever more massive profits on those urban suckers willing to pony up for ever sillier and pointless digital ‘services’.

]]> By: Neal Gilbert http://broadbandignite.com/2010/01/20/att-to-fcc-its-time-we-moved-on/#comment-86 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:34:52 +0000 http://broadbandignite.com/?p=400#comment-86 The switch is inevitable. It is just going to take a while as we saw with the switch to digital tv. The bigger problem for ending land voice circuits is the public safety issue. If you loose your TV signal you may miss a few programs, if you are unable to make calls, you could die.

I think the industry is going to have to figure out a fool proof method for the switch.

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