Offer by Verizon Online for all new DSL customers. A $19.95 shipping and activation charge will apply to each DSL order. An additional monthly Supplier FUSF recovery charge will be added to your monthly bill. Early termination fee of $79 applies to one year plans. Verizon residential local service is required.

said by TKJunkMail :

A nice bonus for Verizon is that since they don't sell naked DSL, all those new DSL users keep customers locked into Verizon's phone service as well. And I suspect that they may then be able to sell many of those customers on bundles of DSL, long Distance, & wireless as well.

The Fios numbers of $3.2 billion for 100,000 customer so far(maybe spending approx $100/mo) isn't great. That is $32,000 per customer attained. While the cost per customer will get better as they get more customers(covering more of the initial startup costs), they better hope a lot more people sign up soon or the board will pull the plug on their Fios plans.

said by ropeguru :

Really nice for those that are in range. But for those of us that have had no chance in the past, still will never have a chance and it will be years before we get FIOS if at all.

said by soothsayer15 :

Verizon does offer Dry Loop and UNEP (Verizon DSL different Phone provider) DSL which can be order through over the phone.

said by soothsayer15 :

Never assume what someone (even me) types on this page as fact people! Read, Research, and think for yourself.

said by Tzale :

It's not that high. $32,000 is not "per" customer but rather for the network. Initial network upgrades are expensive, as they add more customers they won't need to keep adding as much expensive equipment.

While the cost per customer will get better as they get more customers(covering more of the initial startup costs),