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A couple of years ago Verizon essentially halted all new fiber roll-outs -- nationwide. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100014240527023034104045751517734

by Amadou 13y ago

A couple of years ago Verizon essentially halted all new fiber roll-outs -- nationwide. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303410404575151773432729614 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405270230341040... They are still wrapping up the details on a couple of long-term rollouts, but they decided they would rather spend their money on the more lucrative wireless oligopoly. They did manage to get the DoJ to sign off on a deal to collude with comcast so as not to poach each other's customers. http://stopthecap.com/2012/08/16/settlement-over-verizon-cable-cross-marketing-deal-collusion-ok-for-4-years/ http://stopthecap.com/2012/08/16/settlement-over-verizon-cab... So there may well have been regulatory hurdles in your case, but Verizon pussing out (with a new CEO) is the reason you will never get FIOS.

praxeologist 13y ago
You don't know what you are talking about. Just so you get the point I am going to repeat myself, you don't have a clue of the situation if you think that the story is anything other than the Baltimore City Council erecting regulatory barriers to FIOS in Baltimore City. Yeah, they might call it a "business move" now but the unstated fact is that it isn't worth it to Verizon to pay the city for a license.