If you go back that far then you remember Ma Bell and her Ladder lineman. Dually pickups, no bucket. Then somebody figured out that a dude who can hook is more expensive than a chump in a bucket, so they spent the money on the trucks and turned to temp help to try and break the union. That didn't work so now they're trying to buy them out. I've got three relatives in the phone company. Hell, that's why I got into cable, but when push came to shove you can see why it's a dead profession.
Kinda like what's cable's going through, only we weren't smart enough to unionize when we were strong enough. Only busy cutting each other's throats.
Remember rotary phones? The old dialers? used to clog with their own broken parts. Now we've got optical switches handling a zillion calls hour = less techs.
Spend money to save money. That's what PON is about. Fiber costs a lot to deploy but 1/3 the operating cost, even without additional revenue streams available through high bandwith.
No interference, no outside actives, no oxidation= NO TECHS NEEDED
This is the end-game.
Re: experience in catv
Member #: 26502
Registered: 11/10/2003
Posted:
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Name:
matt
Company:
cc contracting
Occupation:
cable guy
Location:
manchester
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