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They're obligated to maintain their networks if only for E911 service. Let's not forget that people still depend on POTS lines for things like calling the polic
by AndyMcConachie 11y ago
They're obligated to maintain their networks if only for E911 service. Let's not forget that people still depend on POTS lines for things like calling the police and fire department.
> In 10 years there might not be any need for a functional landline telephone system.
That's fine, but this is today, and we're not there yet.
- rhino369 11y agoIf the state wants Verizon to provide a public service, the state should pay for it then. >That's fine, but this is today, and we're not there yet. But that is the issue. Maintaining a network like that requires longterm capital investment. Verizon can't rent a network for 10 years. If you expect Verizon to operate a service will be gone in ten years, then they have to depreciate the assets over that period. Which increases the price.
- techsupporter 11y ago> the state should pay for it then. Oftentimes, the state has paid for it. In my home state, Verizon-then-GTE was given tax breaks and cash payments to build a rural broadband system. It has not come anywhere close to completing that task, but now it pleads poverty and dumps the crappy copper infrastructure on Frontier.
- empath75 11y agoI've long thought that states/municipalities should take over the running of last-mile connectivity to customers.