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Re:Level3 is without peer, now what to do? by morgante on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @01:16PM (#7773769)
Don't buy into the cable PR. They have incredibly high margins and could easily make upgrades without further gouging customers.
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Re:Level3 is without peer, now what to do? by rgbrenner on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @07:09PM (#7775755)
"incredibly high"? Comcast and Time Warner have profit margins of 8-10%. For comparison, Target has a profit margin of 3%, and Google's is 21%.

Sounds more mid-range to me.

As for your second point, that they could easily make upgrade without additional charges.. have any numbers backing that up? The last mile is expensive.

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Re:Level3 is without peer, now what to do? by marcosdumay on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @10:59PM (#7776492)
It's not the last mile that needs to be upgraded.
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