half serious half fun -- Top 10 Reasons for TCI/Bell Atlantic Merger

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

From: Paul Robinson <TDARCOS () MCIMAIL COM>
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Top 10 Reasons for TCI/Bell Atlantic Merger


10.  Nice Logo.
 9.  Needed "3-Letter" name to compete with MCI and ATT.
 8.  Opportunity to create a merger/buyout even bigger than
     RJR/NABISCO (See the movie "Barbarians at the Gate")
 7.  With such lousy service is the usual from cable companies,
     nobody will care about the tests of phone over Cable TV .
 6.  Wanted deeper discounts from QVC.
 5.  TCI was misunderstood when it said it wanted money from
     the phone company, e.g. a refund on its deposit.
 4.  Make a mess and use that to argue that the "New Information
     Infrastructure" can only be done if the government pays for it.
 3.  Quick way to piss off Judge Greene.
 2.  When video dial tone is found to be a loss, dump it into TCI
     the way AT&T dumped its computer business into NCR.
 1.  Chairman of Bell Atlantic got mad at cable company's service and
     pulled a Victor Kiam.



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Paul Robinson - TDARCOS () MCIMAIL COM
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