Has anyone published something like "Neilson Ratings" for Internet use? Something that would show how much time a customer spends using their Internet connection, how much they download and speed they commonly get/expect? I would be interested in breaking these questions out for a dialup user, cable modem user, DSL user and then home use vs. small business use. Pointers to some or all of this information would be appreciated. ~Curt
Have you tried contacting AC Neilson? As far as I know, they are more than happy to sell this data to anyone they can get to buy it. On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Curtis Owings wrote:
Has anyone published something like "Neilson Ratings" for Internet use? Something that would show how much time a customer spends using their Internet connection, how much they download and speed they commonly get/expect? I would be interested in breaking these questions out for a dialup user, cable modem user, DSL user and then home use vs. small business use.
Pointers to some or all of this information would be appreciated.
~Curt
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020318/n18135659_1.html Monday March 18, 9:49 am Eastern Time Metromedia Fiber warns of possible bankruptcy (UPDATE: Adds details) NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Metromedia Fiber Network (NasdaqNM:MFNX - news), which provides high-speed communications services in cities, on Monday scrapped its financial guidance through the end of 2002, and warned it may have to file for bankruptcy if it cannot restructure its debts. The New York-based company, in a press release, also said it had deferred payment of about $30 million of interest due on $975 million of convertible notes issued to local telephone company Verizon Communications(NYSE:VZ - news) in order to meet other near-term cash requirements. Metromedia said it is in talks with Verizon but could default on its debt if it fails to reach an agreement or make an interest payment within a 30-day grace period. Metromedia said it is seeking to restructure its debts. As of Feb. 28, it had $3.3 billion of consolidated debt and about $37.3 million in cash. A restructuring could substantially dilute the value held by stockholders, the company said. The downturn in the telecommunications industry triggered the recent bankruptcies of Global Crossing Ltd. (Other OTC:GBLXQ.PK - news) and McLeodUSA Inc. (NasdaqNM:MCLDQ - news) The sector has been hurt by a glut of high-speed network capacity, scant demand in the weak economy, price wars and stiff competition. To raise cash, Metromedia said it plans to sell the facilities of its Internet exchange, PAIX, for about $50 million cash and an equity interest in the buyer. A substantial part of the proceeds from the sale, expected to close in the second quarter, will be used to pay down debt, it said. The company said it continues to explore other options to satisfy its near-term and medium-term liquidity needs.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 10:19:30AM -0800, Rusty H. Hodge wrote:
Metromedia said it is seeking to restructure its debts. As of Feb. 28, it had $3.3 billion of consolidated debt and about $37.3 million in cash. A restructuring could substantially dilute the value held by stockholders, the company said.
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To raise cash, Metromedia said it plans to sell the facilities of its Internet exchange, PAIX, for about $50 million cash and an equity interest in the buyer. A substantial part of the proceeds from the sale, expected to close in the second quarter, will be used to pay down debt, it said.
$50 mil down, $3.25 billion to go... -- Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net> http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras PGP Key ID: 0x138EA177 (67 29 D7 BC E8 18 3E DA B2 46 B3 D8 14 36 FE B6)
Whoever the buyer is, I hope it's not WorldCom! Joe On 3/18/02 10:23 AM, "Richard A Steenbergen" <ras@e-gerbil.net> wrote:
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 10:19:30AM -0800, Rusty H. Hodge wrote:
Metromedia said it is seeking to restructure its debts. As of Feb. 28, it had $3.3 billion of consolidated debt and about $37.3 million in cash. A restructuring could substantially dilute the value held by stockholders, the company said.
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To raise cash, Metromedia said it plans to sell the facilities of its Internet exchange, PAIX, for about $50 million cash and an equity interest in the buyer. A substantial part of the proceeds from the sale, expected to close in the second quarter, will be used to pay down debt, it said.
$50 mil down, $3.25 billion to go...
My guess is C&W as they have been looking at consolidating some of these. You Telco *with* money still. /Dee joe mcguckin <joe@via.net> wrote:
Whoever the buyer is, I hope it's not WorldCom!
Joe
On 3/18/02 10:23 AM, "Richard A Steenbergen" <ras@e-gerbil.net> wrote:
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 10:19:30AM -0800, Rusty H. Hodge wrote:
Metromedia said it is seeking to restructure its debts. As of Feb. 28, it had $3.3 billion of consolidated debt and about $37.3 million in cash. A restructuring could substantially dilute the value held by stockholders, the company said.
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To raise cash, Metromedia said it plans to sell the facilities of its Internet exchange, PAIX, for about $50 million cash and an equity interest in the buyer. A substantial part of the proceeds from the sale, expected to close in the second quarter, will be used to pay down debt, it said.
$50 mil down, $3.25 billion to go...
Since they are defaulting on a $975B note to Verizon, and since they have been saying Verizon does lease dark fiber from them, it would be the easiest thing in the world for Verizon to take control of MFNX. The real question is will they merge it with Genuity? Deepak Jain AiNET -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of W.D. McKinney Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 3:29 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re[2]: Metromedia Fiber warns of possible bankruptcy :-( My guess is C&W as they have been looking at consolidating some of these. You Telco *with* money still. /Dee joe mcguckin <joe@via.net> wrote:
Whoever the buyer is, I hope it's not WorldCom!
Joe
On 3/18/02 10:23 AM, "Richard A Steenbergen" <ras@e-gerbil.net> wrote:
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 10:19:30AM -0800, Rusty H. Hodge wrote:
Metromedia said it is seeking to restructure its debts. As of Feb. 28, it had $3.3 billion of consolidated debt and about $37.3 million in cash. A restructuring could substantially dilute the value held by stockholders, the company said.
...
To raise cash, Metromedia said it plans to sell the facilities of its Internet exchange, PAIX, for about $50 million cash and an equity interest in the buyer. A substantial part of the proceeds from the sale, expected to close in the second quarter, will be used to pay down debt, it said.
$50 mil down, $3.25 billion to go...
On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:58:46 EST, Deepak Jain <deepak@ai.net> said:
Since they are defaulting on a $975B note to Verizon, and since they have
$975B, or $975M? Even the US govt has to work to pile up a $975B debt. ;)
My bad. So used to writing B(illion) nowadays.. :) -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 5:06 PM To: deepak@ai.net Cc: W.D. McKinney; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Re[2]: Metromedia Fiber warns of possible bankruptcy :-( On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:58:46 EST, Deepak Jain <deepak@ai.net> said:
Since they are defaulting on a $975B note to Verizon, and since they have
$975B, or $975M? Even the US govt has to work to pile up a $975B debt. ;)
On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:58:46 -0500 Deepak Jain <deepak@ai.net> wrote:
Since they are defaulting on a $975B note to Verizon, and since they have been saying Verizon does lease dark fiber from them, it would be the easiest thing in the world for Verizon to take control of MFNX.
The real question is will they merge it with Genuity?
1) $975B seems a tad large 2) it was my understanding that Genuity was spun off when GTE merged with BA, a requirement imposed by the regulators. richard -- Richard Welty rwelty@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592 Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security
On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:58:46 -0500 Deepak Jain <deepak@ai.net> wrote:
Since they are defaulting on a $975B note to Verizon, and since they have been saying Verizon does lease dark fiber from them, it would be the easiest thing in the world for Verizon to take control of MFNX.
The real question is will they merge it with Genuity?
1) $975B seems a tad large 2) it was my understanding that Genuity was spun off when GTE merged with BA, a requirement imposed by the regulators. richard ---- 1) Agreed, s/B/M 2) I believe Genuity is vastly still owned by Verizon, even though it is publicly owned. I don't remember whether they actually maintained a majority or maintained warrants to buy the majority of the shares, but the idea is the same. Both Genuity and MFNX have lots of debt held by Verizon, and this is plenty of leverage when one needs to renegotiate their debt covenants. Deepak Jain AiNET
IIRC, The terms of the BA/GTE merger agreement with the FTC stipulate that Verizon may re-acquire Genuity once they receive approval to market inter-LATA services in most (or maybe all, someone refresh my memory) of the states where Genuity maintains service points. Of course, if Tauzin-Dingell passes, this will speed things up substantially. :/ -C On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 09:16:53AM -0500, Deepak Jain wrote:
On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:58:46 -0500 Deepak Jain <deepak@ai.net> wrote:
Since they are defaulting on a $975B note to Verizon, and since they have been saying Verizon does lease dark fiber from them, it would be the easiest thing in the world for Verizon to take control of MFNX.
The real question is will they merge it with Genuity?
1) $975B seems a tad large
2) it was my understanding that Genuity was spun off when GTE merged with BA, a requirement imposed by the regulators.
richard
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1) Agreed, s/B/M
2) I believe Genuity is vastly still owned by Verizon, even though it is publicly owned. I don't remember whether they actually maintained a majority or maintained warrants to buy the majority of the shares, but the idea is the same.
Both Genuity and MFNX have lots of debt held by Verizon, and this is plenty of leverage when one needs to renegotiate their debt covenants.
Deepak Jain AiNET
Good question but I have no idea. Dee "Deepak Jain" <deepak@ai.net> wrote:
Since they are defaulting on a $975B note to Verizon, and since they have been saying Verizon does lease dark fiber from them, it would be the easiest thing in the world for Verizon to take control of MFNX.
The real question is will they merge it with Genuity?
Deepak Jain AiNET
Has anyone published something like "Neilson Ratings" for Internet use? Something that would show how much time a customer spends using their Internet connection, how much they download and speed they commonly get/expect? I would be interested in breaking these questions out for a dialup user, cable modem user, DSL user and then home use vs. small business use.
I think you'll find that Media Metrix has done a bunch of this (perhaps not exactly these statistics, but similar): www.mediametrix.com IIRC, most of their statistics focus on top "internet properties" and providers for the advertising community, not specifically user behavior, but you could ask them. Many of their services are pay-only. -fred
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W.D. McKinney