>Except that Verizon's phone service over fiber is priced Yes. >and regulated in exactly the same way as their copper service Sort of. It's required to suppo

>Except that Verizon's phone service over fiber is priced Yes. >and regulated in exactly the same way as their copper service Sort of. It's required to support number portability and E911, but there's no uptime requirement. >It is still effectively the same landline service. Also, no. http://www.verizon.com/support/residential/phone/homephone/general+support/fios+voice+service/fvs/121150.htm http://www.verizon.com/support/residential/phone/homephone/g... "Call Restrictions: You cannot receive Collect or third Party Calls, and you cannot place 900 calls using FiOS Digital Voice" "Battery Back Up In case of a power outage, FiOS Digital Voice will operate on battery back up for approximately 8 hours if an active battery is inserted in the Battery Backup Unit" That is not the same quality of service that I expect from my copper POTS service.