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On Sat, 24 May 2008 06:35:16 -0400 (EDT), ewalt@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> The trend here in the USA is flat rate service for everything,--
> including local and long distance telephone, cable TV, broadband--
> all at one flat price.
A bundled service. Yes, some providers are offering something like that
here too. Most of them offer special low rates for the first six or
twelve months to get the suckers in.
> Or you can get flat rate long distance from one company, local phone
> service from another, dial-up from any of dozens of companies, and
> maybe broadband from two or three different sources.
That's what most people are doing here. Often you can get a better
overall price long term by splitting it up.
> The trend is toward flat rate, unlimited service. There's lot of choice
> in the more populated areas. Rural areas, however, have limited broadband
> service. The market isn't big enough there.
Unlimited service is also available here, at least in the capitals and
suburban areas, but it only applies to the more expensive services. Of
course it would be excellent for a business.
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
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