Back To 1995

   Chapter 616

Compared to America Telecom, which had only one empty shelf when it was first established, it has now changed from a grassroots bandit to a regular army. The addition of Iger and a group of management has brought America Telecom the biggest change, not how much market it has won. , how many new services have been developed, but let America Telecom have a complete system.

Among them, it is also inseparable from the credit of the Telephone and Telegraph Group. Although the Telephone and Telegraph Group is somewhat rigid internally, it has rich experience and can operate for a hundred years. It must have its own uniqueness. This is even estimated by IBM and General Electric. Are out of reach.

  With the help of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, plus Iger's management, America Telecom has established a set of its own management system. I can't say how advanced it is.

   In addition, it is an emerging company, and it will not shirk the blame when dealing with affairs. At least it will not be like other established telecommunications companies. If there is a problem with the telephone or TV line, it will take ten days and a half to repair it.

And America Telecom, for the Wall Street institutions and companies to maintain lines, equipped with specialized maintenance personnel, on call 24 hours a day, after all, these institutions, but the real money took out the money, tens of millions of dollars a year of dedicated lines The seat fee cannot be paid for in vain!

Although America Telecom is also cutting leeks, at least it is reasonable. It will not take money and do nothing. Now America Telecom has a good relationship with Wall Street and Amerika Corporation. Basically, it renews the contract with America Telecom every year. line.

As for ordinary home broadband and mobile phone network users, America Telecom also has special customer service, logistics and maintenance centers, but the efficiency is still a little worse than that provided to Wall Street institutions and large companies, but it is basically in the third or fourth Solve the problem within days, make sure it doesn't take more than a week!

It doesn't seem to be efficient, but it's all based on its peers. With this, America Telecom won the title of the best service provider in the telecom industry in America last year. is much better.

  Like AOL provides dial-up Internet access services, no matter whether users vote or not, AOL euphemistically provides users with a trial period, that is, the use of AOL dial-up Internet access during the trial period is free.

However, for the fooled user, after binding the family account, credit card and AOL account, AOL will ignore it. After the trial period expires, the default user renews the fee and starts to deduct the money directly. Even if the user complains, AOL will ignore it and accept it first. Let’s talk about money, and start sending bills directly to users’ homes.

   Dare not to give money, wait for being sued. Of course, AOL is trying to make money. It is not as overbearing as the Amelica property company. If you dare not pay the property fee, it can really drive people out, and then auction the house to pay back the money...

In the end, even if the binding is lifted, AOL has at least charged the Internet access fee for a few months. , the federal court may not accept it, and the lawyer's fee is also terrifyingly high. Even if a lawsuit is filed and a high amount of compensation is required, but as long as AOL drags on, and finally the complainant can't stand it, he will rush with a US knife, and maybe the lawyer's fee will be all Not necessarily enough.

  Compared to these peers, America Telecom Jane is a white lotus. America Telecom is not necessarily good, but as long as it is a little better than its peers, it is enough. Who makes this a blue world...

  When Song Yang came to America Telecom's headquarters in New York, as soon as he entered the door, he saw a busy figure. America Telecom's nominal headquarters was in Houston.

When America Telecom was first established, it was in a small building in Houston, which is still the nominal headquarters of America Telecom, but in fact, the nearly 20-story building in New York is where Iger and other executives work. The place, the headquarters on the Houston side, is equivalent to an office.

   "Tell the Telegraph Group and Alcatel France, the top 50 cities in America, must all open the Americas Telecom 2G network this year..."

  In Iger's office, when Song Yang pushed the door and entered, he heard Iger say to several executives, obviously having a headache for America Telecom's mobile network.

  The 2G network, which is too slow for later generations, is still "high-tech". The Alcatel P1 is the first mobile phone that can access the Internet in the world. The mobile network is just emerging.

   "Song!"

   "Director Bruno!"

   Seeing Song Yang coming in, Iger and several executives quickly got up and shouted at Song Yang.

Song Yang looked at Iger, and when he saw the current Bob Iger, he had no longer had the look of fear and unease that he had when he first saw Song Yang. Some shadows of powerful figures.

   Before coming to America Telecom, Iger was only an executive of ESPN under the ABC Group, but now, Iger is already in a high position, in charge of America Telecom, which is valued at over ten billion dollars.

When Iger took office, the media who ridiculed Iger because it was cheap and Song Yang didn’t want to spend money, so they called Iger a freelancer. At this time, they all changed their tune and touted Iger as one of the top professional managers on Wall Street. one!

   It’s really since Iger took office, America Telecom’s performance has been too eye-catching. In the first half of this year, America Telecom’s revenue exceeded 3.7 billion US dollars. Not to mention how much profit, it sounds quite bluffing.

America Telecom can earn so much, and almost half of it is contributed by Alcatel mobile phones. Alcatel P1 mobile phones have been sold this year, and now the sales volume has exceeded 5 million units. The mobile phone retail stores of America Telecom are responsible for nearly half of Alcatel mobile phones. The sales volume is more than 1.7 billion US dollars!

This is just the sales volume of one brand of Alcatel mobile phones. The mobile phone retail stores of America Telecom have now obtained the sales rights of Nokia, Motorola, Siemens, Ericsson, etc. After all, these mobile phone brands have joined the Saipan Alliance. Talk to America Telecom.

Just selling mobile phones, America Telecom sold more than two billion dollars, and the rest is broadband, 2G network fees, etc., adding up to America Telecom's revenue, reaching a new level, compared to some old telecom operators, more Earn more!

Of course, those who sell mobile phones seem to make a lot of money, but they are actually hard money. For example, Best Buy, the largest mobile phone retailer in America, had revenue of more than 10 billion US dollars last year, but only less than More than 500 million dollars, Best Buy is like this, and other mobile phone retailers can be imagined.

  America Telecom and Alcatel Mobile are a family, and they make more money. Alcatel mobile phones are now more profitable per unit price, and they are distributed to retailers and suppliers.

When Song Yang came in, several senior executives in Iger's office left the stage with interest. The big money owner is in San Jose all year round, and he finally came to New York for the purpose of seeing them. Helping the executives, I also really want to have something to do with Song Yang, the big money owner.

After Song Yang sat down, he saw that there was an extra row of bookcases in Iger's office. Nearly half of the books on it were professional books in the telecommunications industry. Iger was not a professional in the telecommunications industry, but he was obviously trying to make up for it. thing.

   Seeing Song Yang's gaze, Iger smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not a telecommunications engineer, but I need to know about this industry..."

In front of Song Yang, Iger did not pretend to be Bi, and said that, no one in the telecommunications industry understands more than him, bragging Bi also has to be divided into occasions, and Iger does not need to pretend to be a big guy in front of Song Yang, after all The person in front of him is a recognized genius in the Internet industry...

The top is good and the bottom is very important. Song Yang places great importance on technical talents. In ICQ, Alcatel mobile phones, etc., technicians and engineers are involved in the management. This makes other industries in Song Yang's hands, whether it is true Whether it is to value engineers or to pretend, including America Telecom, all technical engineers have entered the management and have the right to participate in decision-making.

   In the face of those engineers, Iger had to make sure that he could understand what they said. Even if the professional things were left to professional people, Iger needed to make sure that he understood the industry.

   "America Telecom in trouble?" Song Yang asked Iger after sitting down.

Iger nodded, "The base station of the mobile network is too slow, and now it has only entered the top 20 cities in America, and it will take some time to cover the top 50 cities. Several telecom companies have also entered the broadband and mobile network industries, and they are competing fiercely with America Telecom!"

Broadband and mobile networks are emerging businesses in the telecommunications industry. Now, telecom giants such as Telephone and Telegraph Group, WorldCom, and Verizon are all paying attention to telephone bills and making money by collecting telephone bills. When they turn their attention to broadband, that's when the real struggle is fierce.

  America's telecommunications industry is basically fighting for the top 50 cities. As for the areas outside these 50 cities, America Telecom has no interest at all.

Except for these big cities, the rest of the places are vast and sparsely populated. There are only a few thousand people in a town. The cost of laying lines here, operation and maintenance, and labor costs are too high. No matter whether it is Telecom America or other operators, I have no interest in going there at all. Even if there is no electricity in those places, it has nothing to do with Telecom America...

   Iger took out a few documents and placed them in front of Song Yang. This was what he had prepared a long time ago. Even if Song Yang didn't come this time, he would go to San Jose to report to Song Yang.

"America Telecom is now the largest broadband and mobile network operator in America, and now America Telecom is already the first choice of service provider for America's broadband access. It is expected that next year, the number of household users who access broadband in America will reach 4.4%. , America Telecom's subscribers will likely exceed 2.1 million..."

   Sorry for the late update. I don’t know if it’s because I’m not acclimatized to the soil and water. It’s outrageous. I’ve been running to the toilet every day since I came back.

   (end of this chapter)