PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR
| reply to djrobx
Re: Good article
said by djrobx  : Verizon is not big on RTs in general. They don't even service DSL to some very rich, reasonably dense areas out here that would be obvious money makers. They seem to be looking at the longer term goal of FTTH. I think you're right on that. Verizon seems to have deployed DSL where they were forced to, or loose customers to cable. But their big focus is selling TV (like the cable cos., highly profitable) and deploying FIOS in order to do so. Qwest in contrast seems to have made their bet on deploying DSL.
This was confirmed in my talk to the Verizon crew, who told me they are told that they're "not in the DSL business" and that's why my RT won't get DSL (no cable competitor in this neighborhood).
In contrast, my weekend/vacation place, which really *is* in the middle of nowhere, has Qwest DSL (they put it in last year)! |
