| Reality: No good answer Sale or not, Verizon isn't going to be installing FIOS in the rest of NH for MANY years. Verizon stopping installing FIOS in southern NH long ago and will not start back up if the sale falls through.
"Most" of southern NH does NOT have FIOS. Many towns that are claimed to have FIOS seem to only have small areas where FIOS is available. Even without this Fairpoint talk, non-rural Manchester wouldn't be on the Verizon schedule for FIOS deployment.
I live in Manchester and don't qualify for DSL. There is no FIOS. Without Comcast (who I am not happy writing a check to), I'd be screwed.
Is Fairpoint is a great solution? Probably not. Is Verizon going to solve the access issues in NH if they stay? Definately not!
What really needs to occur is that the cable plant monopoly owners need to be forced to get out of competing with their wholesale customers and become strictly facilities providers. |
