[9140] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: GTE to acquire BBN
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kenneth E. Gray)
Wed May 7 08:21:45 1997
Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 07:57:36 -0400
To: "Eric D. Madison" <madison@acsi.net>, Chris Steinke <cjs@cinenet.net>
From: "Kenneth E. Gray" <kegray@cisco.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu, Suresh Rajagopalan <sraja@cinenet.net>,
Shahril Ibrahim <si@cinenet.net>
They ate the whole thing....
At 02:56 PM 5/6/97 -0400, Eric D. Madison wrote:
>
>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
>
>
>_______________________________________________________
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> ACSI - Advanced Data Services - ATM/IP Backbone Group
> 24 Hour NMC/NOC (800)291-7889 Email: noc@acsi.net
>
>
>On Tue, 6 May 1997, Chris Steinke wrote:
>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris Steinke
>> Systems Engineer
>> Cinenet Communications
>> ____/| cjs@cinenet.net
>> \o.0 | Oop ACK Ptpthptpt
>> =(_)=
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