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Comment It's all about revenue (Score 1) 155

POTTS lines are heavily regulated as to rates and service levels, this is why the connection rates are cheap and anything more than lifeline service is heavily levied.
The phone company is obligated to provide 911 service and lifeline at regulated rates.
This presents a business model with limited revenue and high maintenance liability, because folks that rely on this model don't use the phone excessively and are very careful about long distance charges.

With wireless service the phone co is no longer legally obligated for 24/7/365 functional service and has dramatically reduced it's maintenance costs (as it can over subscribe it's service capabilities) and skirts the regulated fee structure. On top of that they can bring in more revenue by charging an unregulated monthly flat rate even if they give free LD.

It's all about the money....... Look at the wireless model, over subscribed, 2-3 times the monthly rates (plus overages), and now since everyone has to have a phone there are 3-5 (or more) accounts per household where there used to be only 1-2. PLUS they can cripple the phones and nickle and dime you for "features" enabled. KachING!

On the west coast Verizon sold off all of it's buried wire and fiber.....

Comment This is happening in all departments for a while (Score 5, Interesting) 617

That and using temp workers calling them contract but not paying contract wages.

Thus avoiding paying for benefits and vacations.

It's like the trucking industry "driver shortage" an illusion promoted around a business model that uses up (abuses) young drivers.

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