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!
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
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
You sir, have not dealt with NYNEX. They are not only stupid, but
extremely rude. Where else do you have to beg for dialtone? How many MFS
T1 lines can be *whoops* installed wrong the first three times? They are
evil, evil, evil, and I will leave the ISP business if they ever buy a
national ISP. Blech.
Charles
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Charles Sprickman wrote:
You sir, have not dealt with NYNEX. They are not only stupid, but
extremely rude. Where else do you have to beg for dialtone? How many MFS
T1 lines can be *whoops* installed wrong the first three times? They are
evil, evil, evil, and I will leave the ISP business if they ever buy a
national ISP. Blech.
you're being awfully mild about nynex.
nynex is without question the worst local telco in the
known universe.
words cannot begin to describe the awfulness of
that company.
cheers,
richard