Time4aNAPPremium
join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL | said by datguy3 :
they leave the copper cable from pole to pole intact..
so whats the big deal? if you want a copper based service later on a tech has to come out and run a new drop. The big deal is that they apparently are not leaving the copper on the pole. Even if they did, what Verizon might call "no longer maintained" could amount to sabotage. If Verizon severs the copper at several points, the cost to recondition the copper plant to operational status becomes cost prohibitive.
The fact of the matter is that the national copper PSTN plant was underwritten and funded with taxpayer dollars. Verizon does not own that copper free and clear. If they willfully damage that copper plant to discourage competition, they need to be held responsible for those actions under criminal, civil (common) and antitrust law. |
