[Info-vax] US Broadband

Scott Dorsey kludge at panix.com
Fri Mar 6 12:48:50 EST 2015


JF Mezei  <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>On 15-03-06 09:00, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>
>> People here are  just not reading what I said.  It could be 100 yds down
>> the street and I couldn't have it.  There are no  free cable pairs in the
>> cable on the street and there is a (long) waiting list of people who want
>> them.
>
>Verizon wants to be a wireless-only company. Recently sold many states
>to Frontier. So if in Verizon country, don't expect upgrades until
>Verizon has sold your territory.

This is sadly true.

A couple things are true, though.  If Verizon thinks they can make $1200/mo.
on a T-1 circuit vs. $40/mo. on two voice-grade lines, they're going to do
their damnest to dump those voice customers.

Also... the PUC can force Verizon to upgrade their service.  They won't do
it for a voice line, but they will sure as hell make Verizon jump if you
want an OC-3.

>Secondly, and this applies to pretty much all telcos: they are no
>interested in growing their copper plant. Generally speaking, all
>greenfields are being done with FTTP.

Absolutely, and this is not a problem except for the local loop.  For the
local loop it can be a very very serious one.

>However, if your area is very much copper and there are not many new
>developments, the telco is less interested in installing FTTP equipment
>at the CO to serve just a few homes.
>
>But if there are new housing developments, then this changes equation
>beause once they have the OLT at the CO, deploying fibre to serve
>currently unserved areas becomes possible.

Indeed.
--scott
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