On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 08:58:45AM -0800, David Barak wrote: [ snip ]
Anecdote: A co-worker is getting Verizon FTTH, and they have to dig about a 3/4 mile trench to his house (he's rural). He's not being charged for the installation, even though it'll be several years before it pays for itself. It's hard to see that as an example of a {big | evil} monopoly which is hurting consumers.
In (at least) the Long Island, NY market, Verizon FTTH/FIOS installers physically cut and decommission the copper upon fiber install. Bye-bye DSL competition. Since they won't bring back the copper even you don't like the FIOS service, it's permanent. ISTR that the fiber doesn't carry the same restrictions on Verizon as copper did, which is a big incentive (for them) to roll out FIOS that way. -- Henry Yen Aegis Information Systems, Inc. <henry@AegisInfoSys.com> Hicksville, New York