> Where? The entire time I've lived in NYC, in neighborhoods with population density between 30k to 70k people per square mile, I've never, ever, ever had FIOS

> Where? The entire time I've lived in NYC, in neighborhoods with population density between 30k to 70k people per square mile, I've never, ever, ever had FIOS available to me. You likely lived in an MDU (multiple dwelling unit), i.e. an apartment. FiOS requires the building owner to enter into an agreement with Verizon. It doesn't cost the owner anything, but they have to let Verizon in the door, since Verizon deploys new equipment. Typically it's an MDU ONT (Optical Network Terminal) capable of delivering voice, data, and video over existing infrastructure in the building. In an older building, this typically means that the last 100-1000 feet of your data service is VDSL (over legacy two pair copper) or MoCA (effectively a capable modem over coax).