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They ate the whole thing.... At 02:56 PM 5/6/97 -0400, Eric D. Madison wrote: > >That's very true, GTE is very lacking in customer service, but not as bad >as some of the RBOC's. GTE used to be a good phone company, I know, I >used to work for them, but since they have started contracting out all of >it's outside plant operations they have really went down hill. GTE buying >some large NSP shouldn't come to any surprise to anyone though. GTE is >still the largest LEC in the US (barring the NYNEX/Bell Atlantic merger). >Eventually all the large NSP's will be bought by a facilities based >carrier, it is the only economical way to offer service and be >competitive. > Don't be surprised if some other large NSP's get acquired in the near >future. Free enterprise is and always has been based on the motto, "If >you can't compete with a company, buy it." It's the same thing that has >been happening in the Software/Hardware world. > > >One question though, did GTE acquire BBN totally, or just Planet/Saturn? >BBN is mainly research, BBN Planet and BBN Saturn is just part of the BBN >company as a whole. > > >Eric > > >_______________________________________________________ > Eric D. Madison - Senior Network Engineer - > ACSI - Advanced Data Services - ATM/IP Backbone Group > 24 Hour NMC/NOC (800)291-7889 Email: [email protected] > > >On Tue, 6 May 1997, Chris Steinke wrote: > >> As a long time customer of GTE for both personal and >> business services I really feel sorry for BBN and it's customers. >> Hopefully BBN will not let GTE get too involved with BBN's operations. >> GTE has got to be the worst telco in the world. Their service is horrific, >> their billing is a mess, and I have serious doubts about the competence >> of their technicians. I can't tell you how many times they have screwed up >> a simple frame relay installation or even plain old telephone services! There >> completely clueless! >> >> >> -- >> Chris Steinke >> Systems Engineer >> Cinenet Communications >> ____/| [email protected] >> \o.0 | Oop ACK Ptpthptpt >> =(_)= >> U >> > > > Ken Gray || || ISP Systems Engineer || || Reston, Virginia USA |||| |||| tel: +1.703.397.5942 ..:||||||:..:||||||:.. e-mail: [email protected] c i s c o S y s t e m s fax: +1.703.397.5999 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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