Mike, It's worth noting that the new FCC "net neutrality" rules apply to wired connections (like FiOS) but not wireless connections (like LTE).
--Emil On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 17:39, Mike Sloane <mikeslo...@verizon.net> wrote: > That is disturbing to me - I am in a copper only DSL area of Verizon's > service. I was hoping to eventually get FIOS, as no cable vendor serves my > area. Now I guess I will have to hope that LTE comes to my DirectTV > eventually or that a cable company decides to serve this area. I am > beginning to wonder exactly what business Verizon is in - they want to get > out of copper and are abandoning FIOS, so the only consumer product left is > their Wireless cellphone business. > > At the same time, there is a push in congress to find ways to get some kind > of "universal internet service" (similar to universal telephone service) out > to rural areas. And by rural, it would appear to include much of suburbia. I > wonder where this will all lead. > > Mike > > On 10/25/2011 5:14 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote: >> >> At Verizon's earnings call, their CFO, Fran Shammo, sort of put a stake >> through the heart of FIOS. This article on DSL Reports >> >> <http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Confirms-New-Home-LTE-Service-116721?nocomment=1> >> summarizes thus: >> >> "Verizon executives had been pretending they were pausing FiOS >> deployments while they improved uptake in already deployed markets. >> However, Shammo makes it clear the reality is FiOS deployment won't be >> "unpaused" -- because FiOS deployment is essentially over with the >> exception of already agreed franchise obligations. Verizon's new >> executive leadership simply doensn't think further upgrades are worth it." > > > *************************************** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *************************************** > -- Emil Volcheck volch...@acm.org http://EmilVolcheck.com/ *************************************** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***************************************
