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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
10/31/2016 2:55:53 PM
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Hot and Fresh
Here we go.....with another fresh deal between CL and Level 3 while we are still digesting AT&T and Time Warner.

Sounds very interesting especially if we think about how this deal is adding more weight to CL's stand in the competing business area.

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Michelle
Michelle
10/31/2016 4:00:49 PM
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Re: Hot and Fresh
@ms.a It sounds like CenturyLink is heading for something even bigger in the future. The Level3 acquisition seems like a big buy. I wonder what else is next.

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Mike Robuck
Mike Robuck
10/31/2016 4:23:16 PM
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next
I'm sure this isn't the last, but I coudn't come up with other companies that might merge. Maybe there's something else out there for Verizon? What about overseas? Liberty Global and John Malone are surely plotting another M&A of some sort. 

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Michelle
Michelle
10/31/2016 4:39:04 PM
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Re: next
Yes, what about Verizon? They need more mergers too. I honestly couldn't come up with one company that could merge...

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
10/31/2016 4:56:41 PM
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Re: next
Agree with you both about Verizon. We will all stay tuned to witness more such deals in near future.

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vnewman
vnewman
10/31/2016 6:10:07 PM
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Re: next
Whatever Verizon does, let's hope it goes better than the Verizon/Frontier deal which has been a disaster from the start.  Smart for Verizon to unload all of its outdated telephone lines to someone else: Dumb that Frontier wasn't prepared for it.

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Michelle
Michelle
10/31/2016 6:15:25 PM
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Re: next
Sounds like a mess! I wouldn't want to deal with that, ever.

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dlr5288
dlr5288
10/31/2016 6:27:29 PM
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Re: next
Agreed! I think it was a good idea in theory, but I just hope that Verizon can keep up with other mobile services now.

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
10/31/2016 7:35:43 PM
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Re: next
@dlr528:

Really true. It has to be really catchy in terms of grabbing cosumer attention to stand out in the crowd.

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dlr5288
dlr5288
10/31/2016 9:35:16 PM
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Re: next
Mostly because everyone is set on their mobile device and don't want to change. Again peple are scared of chnage..

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
11/27/2016 11:14:59 PM
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Re: next
@dlr5288:

I believe 'reluctance to change' is something that needs to be dealt with all the time, because we ae living in a wolrld where chnage is the only constant. 

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batye
batye
11/2/2016 1:39:54 PM
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Re: next
@dlr5288 Verizon  must keep grow and no other option... as other big players take over... - how I see it :) 

 

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
10/31/2016 5:04:36 PM
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Re: Hot and Fresh
@Michelle: There is no doubts about that. That next bigger thing will surely be coming for all os us to follow. But how big will be the key question.

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
10/31/2016 3:01:10 PM
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High Speed Data
"The digital economy relies on broadband connectivity, and together with Level 3 we will have one of the most robust fiber network and high-speed data services companies in the world," Post said in a prepared statement.

Isn't this cool? We people are obsessed with high speed data. This sounds promising with robust fiber network and high speed data services. I will stay tuned for more to come in coming days.


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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
10/31/2016 3:12:11 PM
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Virtualization
Both companies are also big believers in virtualization, but going forward it will be interesting to see how issues such as end-to-end network orchestration and the different use cases for SDN and NFV would play out. (See CenturyLink, Level 3 in Courting Stage.)

Really very good match in terms of common interest in virtualization from both the ends. However I agree that it is worth watching to see both companies working thru their end-to-end network orchestration related challenges.


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Ariella
Ariella
10/31/2016 3:26:07 PM
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Re: Virtualization
That was a pretty fast courtship - -almost a whirlwind merger.

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vnewman
vnewman
10/31/2016 3:33:19 PM
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Re: Virtualization
My firm will be happy because we use both of them and hopefully the enhanced infrastructure and resources will help boost reliability and connectivity worldwide.  Domestically we don't typically have problems with Level 3 - it is mostly internationally.

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
10/31/2016 7:38:35 PM
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Re: Virtualization
@vnewman:

Good to know that. Good thougt in relating infrastructure and resources to boost productivity. That is the clear path i would say.

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Itsmeshawn22
Itsmeshawn22
10/31/2016 11:43:41 PM
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CL. AT&T
I read this article and was very impressed. I think AT&T will be good to connect with CountryLink. They will be earning or losing 34b for buying lv. 3 deal.

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Mike Robuck
Mike Robuck
11/1/2016 10:23:42 AM
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regulatory approval
So will CL and Level 3 have an easier time of getting regulatory approvals than AT&T and Time Warner? I think since AT&T/Time Warner includes video content it might be harder since there's the potential that DirecTV could have an easier time getting TW content than other service providers. But on the other hand, the CL/L3 deal will need to gain approvals abroad due to L3's overseas assets. Either way, a long road ahead for both deals. 

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
11/3/2016 7:14:37 PM
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Re: regulatory approval
> "So will CL and Level 3 have an easier time of getting regulatory approvals than AT&T and Time Warner?"

I think ATT+Time Warner will ultimately get approved just as Comcast+NBC did -- with some conditions to protect net neutrality or content distribution, perhaps.

The CL+L3 deal could run into the same problems as Comcast+Time Warner Cable... even thought they operated in different geographical regions, their combination would have had a negative effect on competition in the market. I'm thinking the same might apply to CL + L3....

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
11/29/2016 1:36:58 PM
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Re: regulatory approval
@mhh: Now that it's after the election, I'm a bit doubtful of your prognostication -- particularly given that the two Republican FCC Commissioners voted against Wheeler's Net Neutrality rules, and that the Republican stepping into the Oval Office on Jan. 20 has a record of rhetoric both against the deal and against said Net Neutrality rules.

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batye
batye
11/2/2016 1:38:16 PM
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Re: CL. AT&T
@Itsmeshawn22 in my books it a smart play... a bit risky but very very smart...

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clrmoney
clrmoney
11/1/2016 10:38:49 AM
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Century Link Deal
This is great thay they are buying Level 3 which means more revenue and better business in the long run.

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batye
batye
11/2/2016 1:36:14 PM
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Re: Century Link Deal
@clrmoney I would say it big improvment with better stabilty for the future...

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vnewman
vnewman
11/2/2016 5:56:36 PM
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Re: Century Link Deal
And hopefully better infrastructure - Level 3 has been having issues all day affecting our connectivity - mostly throughout the Midwest.  

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srufolo1
srufolo1
11/5/2016 12:36:57 AM
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CL To Buy Level 3
Since its humble beginnings in 1930, it appears CenturyLink has had a history of gobbling up companies with the idea of becoming one of the largest corporations of its kind. It has the right idea in acquiring Level 3, I suppose. It's kind of ironic and sad that with such a behemoth of an entity CenturyLink will become with this acquisition, people will lose their jobs. I guess it's all about pleasing the shareholders in the long run.

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batye
batye
11/5/2016 12:51:55 AM
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Re: CL To Buy Level 3
@srufolo1 like everything else this days Co. looking at the bottom line - profit at the end... nothing else... 

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srufolo1
srufolo1
11/6/2016 1:51:11 PM
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Re: CL To Buy Level 3
@bayte Yes, unfortunately it is all about the bottom line. Can't wait to see what shakes out with the AT&T-TimeWarner union for consumers though. I dropped CableVision, so maybe their plan will be less expensive for Internet and TV.

 

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batye
batye
11/6/2016 11:19:41 PM
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Re: CL To Buy Level 3
@srufolo1 yes, on the other hand as consumer I do hope we gonna see better prices in the 2017...

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
11/6/2016 1:30:51 AM
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Re: CL To Buy Level 3
I'm actually surprised that Level3 wasn't a target for acquisition earlier.

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batye
batye
11/6/2016 11:20:51 PM
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Re: CL To Buy Level 3
@mhhf1ve it all depends on what is planing...

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
11/29/2016 1:37:39 PM
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Re: CL To Buy Level 3
@mhh: It might well have been.  A million proposed deals never even see the light of day before one finally has daylight shed upon it.

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