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Old 02-01-2006, 01:19 PM   #1
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Karl, as Bill can probably tell you also, Verizon isn't putting any money into their system in the past few years for a few reasons. #1 being the small telco guys that started a few years ago are resellers of Verizon service. Verizon is still responsible for the lines...why give someone something for free that you have to pay for....

Also they are banking on wireless more and more...cept the only problem is the TRUE killer wireless application has not materialized so they're holding status quo until it does.

If you think you got problems now just wait it's gonna get worse. The more the infrastructure ages the worse it's going to be.
I hate dealing with Verizon and do every week with troubles on customer lines. I damn near had a fistfight with a guy a while ago as he was trying to tell me that my dc radio loop "HAD to have battery" on it or it wouldn't work. I fought with the guy for over an hour one day and said take the battery voltage off the damn line. I said gimme a twisted pair no battery or I'm calling your boss. Gee when he did it worked fine and he was gone 10 minutes later.
Never did find out who put the battery voltage on the line to begin with when the lines been there for like 30 years.

Verizon is dumping HUGE amounts of money into network upgrades! They are in the process of upgrading to a fiber to the home service in every town they touch...it may take a while to get it done but within 5 years everyone will have new verizon service. I believe some of the towns on the north shore can get the services offered via the fiber!

The best thing about the network is that the govt is not forcing Verizon to resell any of their fiber service to the competition so Verizon is taking full advantage of the opportunity to "deregulate" themselves.
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Old 02-01-2006, 01:49 PM   #2
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Verizon is dumping HUGE amounts of money into network upgrades! They are in the process of upgrading to a fiber to the home service in every town they touch...
Is this the technology through which they plan to offer the TV service they've been talking about?

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Old 02-01-2006, 03:10 PM   #3
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Is this the technology through which they plan to offer the TV service they've been talking about?
Yes they will be providing voice, video and data of the fiber network....smokin' ass kicking network...most likley the most advanced in the world.

I do not work for Verizon but do work for one of the companies that is providing equipment to.
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We are presently offering all 3 services in Woburn, and I believe Billerica. The other towns that have been wired are offering voice and data only at this time until each town gives liscensing for the video.

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Old 02-01-2006, 03:36 PM   #5
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We are presently offering all 3 services in Woburn, and I believe Billerica. The other towns that have been wired are offering voice and data only at this time until each town gives liscensing for the video.
I guess the towns are holding Verizon hostage for certain perks before the "allow" them to offer video services.

It would be cool if Verizon took the towns to court because as far as I am concerned, the towns have no right to tell verizon what they can offer.
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