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L.E.H.T., NJ | Looks like Verizon wrote this bill This law amazes me. It gives Verizon everything it wants. The Democrats who run NJ get a tax increase which is what they want. Then, you may ask, what does the New Jersey consumer get? Nothing if they don't live in a affluent or densely populated part of the state. If they are middle class and live in southern New Jersey they get less then nothing. It is truly amazing to see the "enlightened" Democrats of NJ passing a bill that looks like it was written by Verizon's lawyers.
If your going to give Verizon everything it wants, then it was incumbent upon the New Jersey assembly and senate to make sure that within 5 years ALL of New Jersey would be wired for FIOS. Instead this law gives Verizon 6 years to wire only the most densely populated areas of northern New Jersey. As quoted here from Multichannel News:
"The bill requires buildout within six years, but the standards set in the bill mean that buildout is only guaranteed to county seats and towns with population density of 7,111 per square mile. That pencils out to the 60 most populated communities in the state, most of which are along its northern border...."
The state assembly, senate, and New Jersey Democratic party have shown that they are in the pocket of Verizon, and that, in the end, the New Jersey consumer will come last, if at all.
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Whatever doesn't kill us, makes us stronger... |
| My brother-in-law is one of the few guys who does the fiber outfitting for Verizon. This stuff takes a long time to do properly (let alone fixing someone else's shotty work).
Yeah I understand the frustration regarding the tax increase, but for the majority of NJ, hopefully it will turn into actual competitive rates (i.e. cable tv & internet rate decreases). |
