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Comments on news posted 2007-06-12 14:31:30: Yesterday we mentioned how the Communications Workers of America stated Verizon was neglecting its copper plant in uncompetitive areas in order to focus those resources on more lucrative FiOS deployment. Are not, Verizon tells Ars Technica today. ..
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 cymbolkid
join:2005-01-09
Allentown, PA
| Union bashers..... Since even the moderators her are union haters.....
But anyway, people bash the unions. Why?!?!?
While you love sitting at you desk working your 8-5 job. Guess what.. Thats because of the unions. THE UNIONS gave you health insurance, vacation pay,8 hour work day. overtime pay over 8 hours.... many many others i can list! | |
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Rickez
Goinginsane
join:2000-09-02
Three Rivers, MA | Verizon: We're Not Neglecting Copper Yes you are. | |
| TimCo
join:2005-01-14
Ronkonkoma, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
| This is what is important to VZ »newscenter.verizon.com/press-rel···500.html
News Release
Verizon Plants More than 500 New Trees and Shrubs at Company's Basking Ridge Campus
Company Partners With the New Jersey Audubon Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Phase Two of Project to Begin This Week as part of Significant Habitat Enhancement Project
June 12, 2007
Media Contact:
John Parke (NJAS), 908-766-5787 ext. 18
Rich Young (Verizon), 973-649-2279
Brian Marsh (USFWS), 609-646-9310 ext. 22
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - More than 550 native trees and shrubs will be planted Wednesday (June 13) as part of a habitat improvement project at Verizon's corporate campus in Somerset County. The project, a partnership involving the New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS), the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Verizon, is aimed at cultivating the natural greenscape and wildlife communities on about 25 acres of grassland, riparian and wetland habitats on the Verizon site.
"Corporate landowners, through wise land stewardship, can enhance the ecological value of their properties for the benefit of surrounding communities," said Brian Marsh, private lands biologist with USFWS. "The Verizon Center in Basking Ridge is a good example of a corporate entity taking a keen interest in land stewardship."
Last year, Verizon forged a partnership with the New Jersey Audubon Society and the USFWS to enhance 25 acres on the property, which serves as a buffer to the Passaic River.
"The face of our landscape is constantly changing, and with increasing urbanization and development comes fragmentation and loss of critical habitats," said John Parke, NJAS stewardship director for the North region. "Habitat loss is the greatest single factor adversely affecting wildlife populations today. The habitat enhancements that Verizon has implemented at its property through the Partners Program are expected to have far-reaching benefits for not just wildlife, but for the watershed and the community as well."
Habitat improvements at the site include: invasive vegetation-species removal and control; native warm-season grass, wildflower and riparian buffer plantings; delayed mowing; and installation of a vernal pool, nest boxes and turtle nesting areas. These enhancements are currently providing suitable habitats for a variety of wildlife this spring, including numerous bird and herptile species.
"It's exciting to see more and more native plants and wildlife return to this environmental treasure chest," said Dennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey. "Our goal is to be a productive and vibrant partner in the community. This means working to benefit the local economy, and being an active partner in improving the region's environment as well."
As of last month, over 60 species of wildlife have been observed utilizing the improved habitat at the site. Some of the species were never before recorded on the property. By actively managing and protecting natural resources through its participation in the Partners Program, Verizon is demonstrating an outstanding commitment to sustaining native wildlife populations while providing a healthy landscape for the community at large.
The NJAS and the USFWS welcome Verizon as a Partner, solidifying a symbiotic relationship with the community to foster environmental awareness and a conservation ethic while enhancing wildlife and natural systems in New Jersey. Under the partnership, Verizon is scheduled to plant 500 more trees and shrubs in 2008.
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| TimCo
join:2005-01-14
Ronkonkoma, NY
·Verizon FIOS
| This is what VZ cares about, it's not there copper!
News Release
Verizon Plants More than 500 New Trees and Shrubs at Company's Basking Ridge Campus
Company Partners With the New Jersey Audubon Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Phase Two of Project to Begin This Week as part of Significant Habitat Enhancement Project
June 12, 2007
Media Contact:
John Parke (NJAS), 908-766-5787 ext. 18
Rich Young (Verizon), 973-649-2279
Brian Marsh (USFWS), 609-646-9310 ext. 22
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - More than 550 native trees and shrubs will be planted Wednesday (June 13) as part of a habitat improvement project at Verizon's corporate campus in Somerset County. The project, a partnership involving the New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS), the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Verizon, is aimed at cultivating the natural greenscape and wildlife communities on about 25 acres of grassland, riparian and wetland habitats on the Verizon site.
"Corporate landowners, through wise land stewardship, can enhance the ecological value of their properties for the benefit of surrounding communities," said Brian Marsh, private lands biologist with USFWS. "The Verizon Center in Basking Ridge is a good example of a corporate entity taking a keen interest in land stewardship."
Last year, Verizon forged a partnership with the New Jersey Audubon Society and the USFWS to enhance 25 acres on the property, which serves as a buffer to the Passaic River.
"The face of our landscape is constantly changing, and with increasing urbanization and development comes fragmentation and loss of critical habitats," said John Parke, NJAS stewardship director for the North region. "Habitat loss is the greatest single factor adversely affecting wildlife populations today. The habitat enhancements that Verizon has implemented at its property through the Partners Program are expected to have far-reaching benefits for not just wildlife, but for the watershed and the community as well."
Habitat improvements at the site include: invasive vegetation-species removal and control; native warm-season grass, wildflower and riparian buffer plantings; delayed mowing; and installation of a vernal pool, nest boxes and turtle nesting areas. These enhancements are currently providing suitable habitats for a variety of wildlife this spring, including numerous bird and herptile species.
"It's exciting to see more and more native plants and wildlife return to this environmental treasure chest," said Dennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey. "Our goal is to be a productive and vibrant partner in the community. This means working to benefit the local economy, and being an active partner in improving the region's environment as well."
As of last month, over 60 species of wildlife have been observed utilizing the improved habitat at the site. Some of the species were never before recorded on the property. By actively managing and protecting natural resources through its participation in the Partners Program, Verizon is demonstrating an outstanding commitment to sustaining native wildlife populations while providing a healthy landscape for the community at large.
The NJAS and the USFWS welcome Verizon as a Partner, solidifying a symbiotic relationship with the community to foster environmental awareness and a conservation ethic while enhancing wildlife and natural systems in New Jersey. Under the partnership, Verizon is scheduled to plant 500 more trees and shrubs in 2008.
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gwion
wild colonial boy
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join:2000-12-28
Pittsburgh, PA
2 edits | no... but it's dead... Copper is ... dead. In Verizon, anyway, the stated goal is fiber 100% within fifteen years (ca. 2003)... they have to keep you up and running (unlike cable, telcos have to maintain connectivity... they're regulated providers, who must conform to state PUC regs, as well as federal FCC ones...)you won't have a choice, in a decade or so. Copper is being phased out, utterly and completely, over the period... in two decades, bluntly phrased, there won't be a copper network... you'll call in for a phone line, and they'll run fib-op for your run.
I have a serious problem with unions that try and dictate corporate policy. Unions exist to provide workers with a better life, not to dictate the terms under which the employer will assume clients or customers. I have no desire to live in a socialist state. Take your Socialist propaganda, and shove it... where darkness... prevails. 
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RR Conductor
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Redwood Valley, CA
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1 edit | I hope Verizon doesn't ignore these areas This isn't good news for my sister. She lives in the far northern part of our county of Mendocino here in NW CA, and is served by Verizon (former GTE, former Contel), as is the very southern part of Humboldt County and part of Trinity County. Most of our county is served by AT&T (former SBC, former Pacific Bell).
This is a VERY rural, mountainous and heavily forested county, big at 3800 sq.miles, but only 86,000 residents, and her area is especially rural, yeesh they just got caller ID not too long ago, DSL and fiber? Never. They don't even have cable in the area.
Edit-The AT&T Longlines (Long Distance Microwave) used to have a motto up in all of their facilities, it read simply "Communications is the foundation of Democracy", sadly, the telcos now seem to go by "If you are important, we'll fall over for you, if not, go to hell".
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
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join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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| Re: I hope Verizon doesn't ignore these areas said by RR Conductor  :Edit-The AT&T Longlines (Long Distance Microwave) used to have a motto up in all of their facilities, it read simply "Communications is the foundation of Democracy", sadly, the telcos now seem to go by "If you are important, we'll fall over for you, if not, go to hell". Ma Bell is dead and yet the people bitch. | |
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RR Conductor
RailRoadDude
Premium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA | Re: I hope Verizon doesn't ignore these areas Not as dead as your sense of humor  | |
| tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| consumers get a backbone, film at 11 Verizon is still a REGULATED utility.. the TV and Telephone service are regulated by the state public service/utility commissions and the fcc.. so if you have a problem, BY ALL MEANS file your complaints... I had some minor billing issues with the FIOS TV so I filed a complaint.. And being the RBOC (with the slogan "Making Progress Everyday") that they are they compounded the errors on the next bill (guess what happened to the TV subscription?)
More than once I've had the complaint from Verizon reps that since they are a REGULATED utility they have to charge those taxes and fees added onto each customer's phone and TV franchise bills.. FINE, so when you SCREW up billing, CONSUMERS WITH A BACKBONE should file a COMPLAINT and let some regulators do their work! Consumers need to get a backbone and not take any B/S from Verizon, and sorry to say this.. but in 10 years there probably won't be a union job left at Verizon. Once a substantial part of their network is FIBER they can hire TEMPS (who with no job security could do a better job in the billing office than unionized workers). Once plug-and-play ONT's make it into the competitive landscape (too bad for Verizon they didn't REQUIRE this in their RFP reference designs now it's costing them a BUNDLE in labor costs), temps can do installs (knocking the cost per install from $800-1200 to $400). The Union got their LAST sweet deal because the design of the 1st generation ONT's to take 4 hours PER INSTALLATION.. a JOKE. This job should take no more than 1 1/2 hours and that's per TRIPLE PLAY. Knock off a up to 1/2 hour if it's one or two services.
Verizon doesn't like it when customers shine a light on their bad service.. and they could give a flying ____ at what the union thinks. If the union has a legitimate gripe, document the problems and let them file their own complaints.. last time I checked BBR isn't the Verizon management complaint department! | |
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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·Verizon Online DSL
| Re: consumers get a backbone, film at 11 said by tmc8080 :Verizon is still a REGULATED utility.. the TV and Telephone service are regulated by the state public service/utility commissions and the fcc.. so if you have a problem, BY ALL MEANS file your complaints... Yes get a backbone like the state of Maine.
quote:
AUGUSTA - The Maine Public Utilities Commission decided Monday to begin contempt proceedings against Verizon Communications for failing to affirm the truthfulness of statements the company made about its possible role in the government's warrantless surveillance program.
Maine will enjoy its new ILEC FairPoint.
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Verizon and FairPoint Agree to Merge Verizon's Wireline Businesses in Maine,...........
It's a business not Ma Bell, Ma Bell is dead and yet the people bitch. | |
| | murray1575
join:2007-05-20
Valley Stream, NY
| I would agree with you. Verizon is a huge, inefficient organization not unlike the federal government. In many states the PSC/PUC or other regulatory authority is composed of ex-utility employees so it is totally ineffective in regulating Verizon. At times when I have called the PSC in New York to complain about Verizon or its predecessor companies I felt that the employee on the other end worked for the phone company rather than the taxpayers of NY. I wouldn't believe their FIOS commercials; they are a bunch of marketing hype with little substance behind them. "Nice truck"? What does that have to do with the service that Verizon is selling? Also in the NYC area the MTA even puts a tax on our phone bills. It should be called the "money taking authority". In all fairness I can't blame Verizon for that. | |
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
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join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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·Verizon Online DSL
| Re: consumers get a backbone, film at 11 said by murray1575 :I would agree with you. Verizon is a huge, inefficient organization not unlike the federal government. Cablevision is really feeling the heat. Turn out the light, the party is over. | |
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copperjack
@aol.com
| no jacks and wire!?!?!?! How can you deny that Verizon is neglecting copper when you cant even get JACKS or INSIDE WIRE SPOOLS to do a job??
How do you run a 'phone company' without having phone jacks?
Supplies? forget about it, the techs I know are sharing tools...
And get this.. Tech A doesnt have a drill, so when he needs to drill a hole he calls tech B to bring a drill out for him to borrow!
This isnt the unions doing!! It comes from the top down.. If there is no money in the budget for supplies that month then too bad | |
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bobgwen
join:2001-07-07
Bartow, FL
·Comcast
| Re: no jacks and wire!?!?!?! Several of the people posting in here do not know the day to day operations of what happens to the average outside telephone worker and what they have to deal with. Yes it is true that the unions don't have anything to do with it and yes it does come from the top about the lack of tools and supplies. But that happens in all telephone companies. I retired from the old southwestern bell and the kind of story that there is no tools or no supplies happened when I worked outside with them. Hell I remember back in the 70's we were told all lead cable was going to be replaced. Well I just got off the phone with someone I used to work with and alot of the old lead cable is STILL there. The telephone companies used to have telephone people running them and now all they know is how to squeeze the last drop of life out of plant that (in some cases) is close to 50 years old. | |
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tech12
@comcast.net
| Re: no jacks and wire!?!?!?! yes the copper is falling apart we have splices just sitting exposed ,but that is different everywhere you go .the point that some are making that the unions are afraid that their wiil be no jobs after fiber have no clue whats going on .they built this fiber network with 1 thing in mind how many homes can we pass and by doing this the outside plant has drops that are 500 ft plus i ran loops that needed 2500 feet because the terminals are 7x farther than the copper plant. you get a good tropical storm and we will be replace loops day in day out . theirs going to be so much work for at least 10 years. i also have never been short tools thats all in how good a manager wants to look and save his budget same goe with overtime so if they dont want to pay, people stay without service for another day or two until summer storms hit and thers overtime day and night. if you get 1 rain a week and your phone goes out they wait for it to dry and might not send anyone out and say they fixed it. two or three rains thats when they get caught with their tail between their legs and now have to play catch up and you get poor service, copper must be kept up fiber is still far for some and realy you cant get real service from anyone but a telco and they all use the same plant | |
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Rob A
Same Old Jets
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Pompton Plains, NJ | Screw copper Just deploy fiber FASTER! | |
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