AT&T exploring Deal to sell off DIRECTV.

[Jimbo]

Would AT&T ever sell off their full landline network.

I can see that happening, once the let the plant deteriorate a bit longer.
Thats the Non Fiber side.

 

[Don in CT]

I can see that happening, once the let the plant deteriorate a bit longer.
Thats the Non Fiber side.

The legacy copper. I can see them pushing everything to VOIP.

 

[Juan]

Its not that essy...frontier mucked up the works

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[Don in CT]

Its not that essy...frontier mucked up the works

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Frontier is almost dead. That opens up another issue. Who buys what Frontier ruined.

 

[Juan]

The legacy copper. I can see them pushing everything to VOIP.

They are slowly replacing copper failures with fiber...slowly migrating voice switches to voip

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[Don in CT]

They are slowly replacing copper failures with fiber...slowly migrating voice switches to voip

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What about the last mile of copper to the home?

 

[Juan]

Frontier is almost dead. That opens up another issue. Who buys what Frontier ruined.

Its complicated but the bpu could put the pieces back where they came from...cant abandon land lines

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[Don in CT]

Its complicated but the bpu could put the pieces back where they came from...cant abandon land lines

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A lot of people already have, and if the future is 5G why keep landlines.

 

[Juan]

What about the last mile of copper to the home?

Depends where..

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[Juan]

A lot of people already have, and if the future is 5G why keep landlines.

911 callcenters..business...lots and lots cant be replaced

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[Don in CT]

Depends where..

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It seems that the only people who still use a landline are older people and businesses. Everyone else moved to cell phones.

 

[Don in CT]

911 callcenters..business...lots and lots cant be replaced

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Can't that be converted to fiber backhaul.

 

[Juan]

It seems that the only people who still use a landline are older people and businesses. Everyone else moved to cell phones.

Copper landlines are powered by the phone company...no electricty needed...thats why they stoll exist

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[Juan]

Can't that be converted to fiber backhaul.

Everything has a fiber backhaul

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[Don in CT]

Copper landlines are powered by the phone company...no electricty needed...thats why they stoll exist

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What is the current number of residential land lines now vs 10 year ago? I wonder how many people cut the cord.

 

[Jimbo]

The legacy copper. I can see them pushing everything to VOIP.

Keep in mind, unless they are able to move it entirely to fiber, that landline is on the Copper feeding the U Verse internet still.

 

[Juan]

What is the current number of residential land lines now vs 10 year ago? I wonder how many people cut the cord.

Wat down...landline has reverse 911 trace....cant do that with a cell phone..younger people dont want them

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[Juan]

Keep in mind, unless they are able to move it entirely to fiber, that landline is on the Copper feeding the U Verse internet still.

Its fiber on the back haul...after it hits the co

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[Don in CT]

Wat down...landline has reverse 911 trace....cant do that with a cell phone..younger people dont want them

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I thought e911 does reverse?

 

[Jimbo]

911 callcenters..business...lots and lots cant be replaced

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However, where ever possible, these have been or are trying to be moved to fiber.