I dont know if it is actually pulling money and resources from other areas. Who is to say, FIOS or not, if that area would be in better shape? It could have been neglected and stayed neglected for some time regardless of what Verizon has going on.
In other news.. HOW DARE YOU POST A NEGATIVE ARTICLE ABOUT FIOS AND VERIZON DSLR!!!! -- CableFAQ.org
I think if its being 'neglected', than some competition should move in. Wether its cable, muni-wifi or WiMax, or even 3G cellular. If people don't like the service, they'll look somewhere else. I know I did. I didn't take Comcast, as they were Waay overpriced ($60/month unbundled HSI, while Timewarner will do it for $45), TW took too long to take over Comcast here, so I went for DSL/SBC/ATT/DSLExtreme
