>They're afraid, >of course, that real broadband would enable us to go Voice-over-IP, for a >penny a minute or less, and thereby ditch them as phone providers. About >all they've got left in the world is their last-mile copper and, in some >cases, a few cell towers.
Verizon is trying to drop the last mile of copper. They are trying to get "fiber to the curb" as they put it. They want fiber to every house instead of copper. Why? Because they know that free phone service is right around the corner with VOIP. By getting fiber to the house, they will be able to stay ahead of the curve by offering additional services. They will be able to give you the flat rate unlimited, anywhere in the US and Canada, and dirt cheap for the rest of the world phone service (likely a VOIP package), in addition to multi-megabit internet service AND (dun dun dun) what they think is the next market to get into... TV service and Video On Demand. And that is something I am DROOLING over since I lost my Dish Network and was forced back into the arms of the customer hostile, over priced Cablevision. Verizon doing TV will give CV some serious competition, which means prices will come down, services will go up, and channel selection will increase. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
