Verizon allowing ISP's to use it's Fiber Network? [http://telephonyonline.com/home/news/verizon_fios_isps_031105/|http://telephonyonline.com/home/news/verizon_fios_isps_031105/]
Is Verizon somehow moving towards an OpenAccess position or is this just a limited OpenAccess deployment to satisfy the FCC? Verizon allowing ISPs access to Fios "Verizon is confirming a California ISPâs claim that the telco is offering other ISPs access to its new fiber-to-the-premises network. A company spokeswoman said Verizon is currently in commercial negotiations with multiple ISPs to allow them to sell service over the Fios network it is building. âIf you can do it in a way that makes business sense for us and makes business sense for them and is good for the customer, weâll do it,â she said. A couple of deals have already been signed and more are in the works, the spokeswoman added. Verizon is looking âfor a reasonable returnâ on its investment, she said. Ari Ramezani, founder and CEO of DSLExtreme, said he has a âcontract sitting on my deskâ to use the Verizon Fios network to sell Internet access, much as his company has been reselling Verizonâs DSL network." David Beery -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
