This was, more or less debated on various threads on this board, but I wanted this topic to have a thread of its own. So, what are really the chances that WIN makes it out of bankruptcy as a untuchd company, and what are the alternative scenarios that could pan out?
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TT already announced the split off from the ilec from clec groups. They will divide up the current support groups.Yes the lower management, middle management totally s---. Lots of favoritism goes on between the buddy buddy system. If customers saw all the goof off managers and their cohorts, they would have no customers.
CLEC only will fail. It’s not like Win has a good name. They’ve burned every major customer they’ve had since 2013. They’re not coming back anytime soon.
100% agree with below poster. The executive team while incompetent in their own special way are no we're near the flunky mouth breathing id--ts that make up the management team or middle management of this company. From VP down to Director there are some real dumb a$$ turds running the show behind the curtain and no effort has been made by the leadership team to flip the script, they just keep eating the gold polished turds these jackholes feed them and that is why they are all terrible. Most VPs have little to no clue what the people do under them, they are just cost and widgets. Build you little fiefdoms you clowns you are what you wrought.
Anyone that thinks Windstream makes it out of chapter 11 unscathed is either delusional or just being sarcastic. There is a 0% chance Windstream comes out the same. ILEC will be sold to the highest bidder so TT can get his way of "running" a CLEC. If/when Windstream comes out of chapter 11 the board will probably have TT removed. If they don't then it would be like asking the captain of the Titanic to back up and make another run at the iceberg. Management team (notice I didn't say leadership team) is completely inept from 1st line managers all the way to the top. Completely useless.
We will come out of this a little thinner but looking very close to what we are today
We’re going to make it in one piece and move forward with our over the top/next generation broadband solutions.
We have a unique position within our industry as a technology provider.
There’s still a need for an ILEC in the areas Windstream serves. Those parts of Windstream will stay in operation under some company - whether it’s Windstream or an acquiring company. A lot of people say there’s no long-term future in the ILEC business but they’re still going to be around for awhile.
Maybe Windstream will sell off some territories and keep others.
I hope whoever runs it does a good job managing it and that it doesn’t emerge from bankruptcy saddled with too much debt.
What's the ilec future
See this post:
in another thread :
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/Yte0GFl
There are some tax incentives to keep at least something under the old Windstream umbrella, but that's not the only factor.
My guess is that pieces will be sold off and some smaller Windstream will come out of bankruptcy. The ILEC's future is pretty clear cut. Don't know about the CLEC side.
Slim to none.
ILEC and CLEC will split, and the definition of what is CLEC will get more gray and muddy. Don't believe me just watch.