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@Conner> Not sure I understand your comments (?). No, I see no reason for VOD to "ever want to sell", unless they become very desperate, and then would only sell at a very high premium, obviously. How could VZ "force them to sell" ? ? Do you know of an 'Escape Clause' in their original 5 year contract/agreement, whereas, either party may terminate under certain provisions ? What would be the provisions ? I could think of a few.
In Summary: I just don't see the advantage of having a very successful business (VZW) and own only 55%, and the 45% 'partner' company contributes (at the present time), nothing. Do you really believe there is a business related advantage ? Perhaps, this is a deterrent to keep VZ out of Europe ?
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@conner> Thanks for your comments, however, this is well known. As I originally expressed, "At this time". Don't you think VZ is 'wondering' how their books would look without VOD's 45% ownership ? Would VZ implode ? Don't think so.
VZ's management is as greedy as most, if not more so, due to the extreme competitiveness. Reduce 'overhead costs', operating costs and increase profits is the bottom line of any business. Yes, sometimes even customer service is compromised.
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Another advantage SCANA has, is that they are approximately one (1) year behind Southern in their nuclear construction program.. With exact duplicates (Westinghouse AP1000), SCANA can adequately prepare and avoid any design, construction, delays/problems, and possibly cost overruns that will somewhat be forewarned by Southern's experiences.
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At the current time, is there any 'value added' by having VOD own 45% of VZW ? IMO, VOD is obviously in a prime position to collect their share of the dividends (profits ?) without providing any business input to VZW. VZ should attempt to buy out VOD's 45%, but why should VOD sell ? VOD's Market Cap = $135.5B : VZ MC = $127.2B
Does VZ really need VOD ? ? I read recently that VZ is considering to buy VOD's part ownership, but VZ's debt is already quite extensive, and the price would naturally be quite a large premium.
Duke Energy (DUK +0.6%) will close two coal-fired power plants in North Carolina two years ahead of schedule, as it continues to transition to more-efficient plants. The utility's modernization effort includes retiring as much as 6,800 MW of older coal and large oil-fired operations; by the end of 2013, DUK says it will have retired more than 3,800 MW of this capacity. [View news story]
Yes, possibly create a short term increase in jobs, but any retrofit of 80 year old plant(s) to burn natural gas is not economically justified.
These plants have been outdated (inefficient) and seldom used for 30 years. The announcement of "closing" the plants, is strictly PR (BS).
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@smp You should also note that SCANA is a 2/3 owner of the new nuclear units (2) under construction. An Electric Cooperative (Santee Cooper) is the other owner. This should alleviate 'some' of the "risk" to SCANA when considering potential cost overruns and/or associated delay costs. IMHO
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In Summary: I just don't see the advantage of having a very successful business (VZW) and own only 55%, and the 45% 'partner' company contributes (at the present time), nothing. Do you really believe there is a business related advantage ? Perhaps, this is a deterrent to keep VZ out of Europe ?
Verizon Has Substantial Upside Potential [View article]
VZ's management is as greedy as most, if not more so, due to the extreme competitiveness. Reduce 'overhead costs', operating costs and increase profits is the bottom line of any business. Yes, sometimes even customer service is compromised.
Verizon Has Substantial Upside Potential [View article]
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Does VZ really need VOD ? ? I read recently that VZ is considering to buy VOD's part ownership, but VZ's debt is already quite extensive, and the price would naturally be quite a large premium.
Does anyone have an input to this ?
Duke Energy (DUK +0.6%) will close two coal-fired power plants in North Carolina two years ahead of schedule, as it continues to transition to more-efficient plants. The utility's modernization effort includes retiring as much as 6,800 MW of older coal and large oil-fired operations; by the end of 2013, DUK says it will have retired more than 3,800 MW of this capacity. [View news story]
These plants have been outdated (inefficient) and seldom used for 30 years. The announcement of "closing" the plants, is strictly PR (BS).
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