Telcos Routed: DSL Customers Fleeing to Cable Broadband

From Silicon Alley Insider, August 4, 2008:Verizon and AT&T can’t build out their next-generation,
fiberoptic networks fast enough: While they spend a fortune upgrading
their pipes to offer faster Internet access and digital TV service,
little by l

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Need less, want less

Fresh from having announced the end of its leasing programs, Chrysler Financial’s credit line is shrinking. The 20 percent cut in its credit facilities to $24 billion makes plenty of sense, given their downsizing, and on Friday it said its lenders were happy with the move to drop leasing. But The Wall Street Journal says […]

Did banks get wires crossed on EDF deal?

The last-minute collapse of the 12 billion pound sale of British Energy to EDF raises the question of how well banks behind the deal were plugged in with major shareholders, who ended up vetoing the acquisition.  
Having worked on a sale for months, banks were told by private shareholders EDF’s bid of around 775 pence per share was too low. The news clearly left all […]

Online Video: So Who’s Winning?

When Disney reported earnings recently, the media company said its business was actually helped by its online video assets. Shocking! But according to my SAI colleague Michael Learmonth, Disney is a rarity. …

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