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"some sort of regulation" is entirely devoid of information. If there indeed is a regulatory hurdle, what precisely is it? Nobody that I can find has ever point

by groby_b 13y ago

"some sort of regulation" is entirely devoid of information. If there indeed is a regulatory hurdle, what precisely is it? Nobody that I can find has ever pointed out any regulatory hurdles for Baltimore FIOS, so if you make that claim, it would be nice to actually back it up.

wcbeard10 13y ago
From the article: "This doesn't have to mean providing public financing. One way is to offer regulatory flexibility, speeding up the process of acquiring permits." Seems Ars is similarly citing unspecified regulations. It's often the case that regulations that vary by city aren't the most straightforward topic to describe.
praxeologist 13y ago
http://progressivemaryland.org/public/documents/2010/utilityreg/2010-1fios-whereisbmore-form.pdf http://progressivemaryland.org/public/documents/2010/utility... >In the state of Maryland, Verizon currently offers FiOS service in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Charles, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Thus, the only major jurisdiction in the state that is not yet wired for FiOS is Baltimore City. Verizon recently told members of the City Council that they have no plans to apply for a franchise agreement with the Baltimore City Office of Cable and Communications. I'm not sure on all the ins and outs of it. Feel free to dig more yourself but basically Verizon needs some sort of permit to lay cable and the city council or this office has a certain price for it that makes Verizon see it as unprofitable to provide the service then, unlike most other areas.
- groby_b 13y ago
  I have no issue believing that there are occasionally issues with permits, and that they might sometimes prevent neighborhoods from getting a certain kind of service But given that Verizon is not rolling out any more FIOS nation-wide[1], I really have trouble believing it's a regulatory issue in this case. And they slowed down way before 2010[2]. VZW gave up on FIOS, plain and simple. Everywhere. [1] http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Again-Confirms-FiOS-Expansion-is-Over-118949 http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Again-Confirms-Fi... [2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kushnick/the-great-verizon-fios-ripoff_b_1529287.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kushnick/the-great-veriz...

by groby_b 13y ago

wcbeard10 13y ago

From the article: "This doesn't have to mean providing public financing. One way is to offer regulatory flexibility, speeding up the process of acquiring permits." Seems Ars is similarly citing unspecified regulations. It's often the case that regulations that vary by city aren't the most straightforward topic to describe.

praxeologist 13y ago

http://progressivemaryland.org/public/documents/2010/utilityreg/2010-1fios-whereisbmore-form.pdf http://progressivemaryland.org/public/documents/2010/utility... >In the state of Maryland, Verizon currently offers FiOS service in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Charles, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Thus, the only major jurisdiction in the state that is not yet wired for FiOS is Baltimore City. Verizon recently told members of the City Council that they have no plans to apply for a franchise agreement with the Baltimore City Office of Cable and Communications. I'm not sure on all the ins and outs of it. Feel free to dig more yourself but basically Verizon needs some sort of permit to lay cable and the city council or this office has a certain price for it that makes Verizon see it as unprofitable to provide the service then, unlike most other areas.

groby_b 13y ago
I have no issue believing that there are occasionally issues with permits, and that they might sometimes prevent neighborhoods from getting a certain kind of service But given that Verizon is not rolling out any more FIOS nation-wide[1], I really have trouble believing it's a regulatory issue in this case. And they slowed down way before 2010[2]. VZW gave up on FIOS, plain and simple. Everywhere. [1] http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Again-Confirms-FiOS-Expansion-is-Over-118949 http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Again-Confirms-Fi... [2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kushnick/the-great-verizon-fios-ripoff_b_1529287.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kushnick/the-great-veriz...