Carlyle Bid for Verizon

[Miulang]

Re: Carlyle Bid for Verizon

I'm placing bets that you will have a new owner of Hawaiian Telecom (aka Verizon) within 2-3 years. I hope in that interim the phone services you've come to depend on don't deteriorate too badly.

"...Carlyle brought extensive telecommunications experience when it purchased Verizon Hawaii. However, the private equity group isn't expected to keep the state's major phone company long term.

"I don't think we could find a company that's more disinterested in customer service than Carlyle," said Ray Greiner, a Verizon DSL customer in Kapolei. "They're just interested in making a buck...."



Miulang

[Konaguy]

Re: Carlyle Bid for Verizon

Well since the deal has gone through, I'm willing to try to give Carlyle the
benefit of the doubt.There is a 9 month transition window from tomorrow
that most telephone services will be uneffected. So I'm not too worried about
it at this point. Ask me in 9 months when I'll probably have to switch to the
in-house Hawaiian Telcom ISP for DSL service. All I do know is I'll never go
back to Road Runner or Oceanic Cable for Internet service.


As for Carlyle dumping Hawaii Telcom in the 2-3 years, its a definate possibility
but Carlyle would have to go through a drawn out process of 1 year of regulatory review before any sale can be consummated.

[Konaguy]

Re: Carlyle Bid for Verizon

Hawaii Telcom has a website too now http://hawaiiantel.com/.
Carlyle took out a full page ad in the West Hawaii Today in
regards to completion of this purchase.

[adrian]

Re: Carlyle Bid for Verizon

So, will this replace Verizon Wireless, or what?

If it will, then will it piggyback on VZW's former Hawaii network, or make a new network?

And what about the features VZW gave? (PTT, wireless internet, etc)

[Konaguy]

Re: Carlyle Bid for Verizon

Verizon Wireless will still be operating here. Carlyle bought Verizon Hawaii
which included all residential and commercial landlines in Hawaii They also
acquired the Verizon Hawaii yellow pages business and all DSL accounts
here that were being serviced by Verizon Online.

Businesses excluded from this purchase were Verizon Federal Inc and
Verizon Wireless.

[adrian]

Re: Carlyle Bid for Verizon

Verizon Wireless will still be operating here. Carlyle bought Verizon Hawaii
which included all residential and commercial landlines in Hawaii They also
acquired the Verizon Hawaii yellow pages business and all DSL accounts
here that were being serviced by Verizon Online.

Businesses excluded from this purchase were Verizon Federal Inc and
Verizon Wireless.

So, Hawaii Telcom and VZW are 2 different companies?

[Konaguy]

Re: Carlyle Bid for Verizon

Yes that is correct