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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Nope. Not salivating. There is no reason why I would want to own that Neanderthal aged copper infra-structure. ;)<BR>
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Circuit switched is dead. Packet switched removes lots of problems including number plan exhaustion. Don't need a DID for every channel in a hunt group.<BR>
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I'm happy digging the ground and putting fiber in it.<BR>
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From: 1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org <1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org><BR>
To: 1st-Mile-NM <1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org><BR>
Sent: Sun Feb 07 13:50:22 2010<BR>
Subject: [1st-mile-nm] The real value of a land line<BR>
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Its interesting when you dig into some of the valuation figures that Qwest is putting forward.<BR>
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Steve just point out that the share price at less than $5 gives them a valuation of less than $10 Billion.<BR>
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Qwest has some nice data that mentions all sorts of gobbledegook with Land Lines Lifetime value introduced. ( + ridiculous good will ) Now if you look at data all across the US land Line Values have been decimated and only telcos pretend that LLV still exists. No way is an MA going for that . The arbitrary figuer of $1500 buck is therefore speculation.<BR>
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Rural land lines are classed in many parts of the US at a NEGATIVE valuation and with LLs even in busy cities use plummeting who knows.<BR>
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A good MA due diligence will bring this house of cards crashing down and who knows maybe our favorite telco better start looking at 11 s and 7s. but that would kill any negotiated MA because then the stock price will be in pennies not dollars<BR>
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lets have some input from fisters as to what they thing the REAL land line values are in NM / CO etc rural and city.<BR>
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Great opportunity's for entrepreneurs locally though ( I can see John Brown salivating already ( : ( : )<BR>
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