Re: [PLUG] Verizon FTTP

[John Von Essen <john@essenz.com>]

Doug,

I haven't heard of anything in Phila County. Typically, they do this  
stuff in the burbs first, its alot easier, plus they'll probably get  
more people initially signing up out there, then in the city.

On a side note, what are people's thoughts on the whole Verizon FIOS  
thing? Mainly, their position as an effective monopoly owning all this  
fiber, the effect on cable companies (TV thru FIOS), will 3rd parties  
be able to sell FIOS-based internet service like they do now with DSL,  
how it effects CLECS selling T1's (whats the point of getting a telco  
T1 if you can have FIOS?), etc.,.

Just seems like in ~5-10 years, Verizon will own/control everything  
(especially if they buy MCI).

-john


On Jul 27, 2005, at 10:40 PM, Doug Crompton wrote:

> Does anyone in the Philly area actually have Verizon Fibre home service
> yet? They seem to have spent the last 6 months wiring much of lower and
> central Bucks but I have yet to see any advertisement of it.
>
> Doug
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