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In reply to the discussion: Why is broadband more expensive in the US ? [View all]BumRushDaShow
(129,268 posts)regarding Verizon coming into each apartment this week "to check for possible FIOS hookup options".
I never expected anything from Verizon for FIOS in here. AT. ALL. (although there is conduit and comm closets where Comcast lines and telecomm bundles are run, so there's no reason why they can't do it, although it would be a bit labor intensive if they need to do it to each unit). It seems the main focus for Verizon outside of the FIOS was to replace the copper voice landlines with fiber and they have done this routinely as part of their FiOS installs. In fact, they have been pushing hard in my sister's suburban community to have residences dump the copper landlines and replace them with their fiber lines in the residence for VoIP (or whatever their equivalent is) so they can tear down the old poles and lines (that go down constantly in storms because the lines were strung along and under treelines).
However, IMHO, as an earlier poster noted, they may end up going more for wireless as a cheaper route, although they would probably still need to feed the data to a fiber infrastructure for now.