RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| Why is FIOS TV Franchise blocking FIOS Phone/Internet?
The subject says it all. They are talking to the City about a FIOS TV Franchise but I fail to see what the lack of this Franchise TODAY has to do with rolling out FIOS itself (ie: The use of FIOS to deliver Phone and Internet with the TV being "Coming Soon" once the Franchise is granted). It seems to me that the refusal to roll out FIOS NOW is a bargaining chip to get the TV Franchise (ie: Give us the Franchise or we will not offer any FIOS). |
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Imajin
@verizon.net
| The article claims that FiOS Internet is being rolled out in several areas- Staten Island, for one. The question is the TV franchise.
I've noticed that Verizon is somewhat duplicitous about the franchises- in my hometown they offer only Internet, and when I asked when TV was coming, they said to lobby the local municipality- the town government has already sent several requests to Verizon to apply for a TV license, they haven't done it yet (probably waiting for "franchise reform") |
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KCrimson
Premium
join:2001-02-25
Brooklyn, NY
 ·Optimum Online
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to RARPSL
Its not. I have FiOS phone and internet and I'm in Brooklyn. They're in the process of installing fiber in sections of Brooklyn. The TV franchise agreement will definitely give Verizon more impetus to deploy more rapidly.
In the meantime what everyone is forgetting is that Bloomberg doesn't need the money. He's all about his legacy, and he wants to get this done.
The really hard part is going to be the city council. If the mayor signs off by March 31st there is still no guarantee that I'll be getting TV by the fall. The city council will be swayed by every small interest group and dollar sign waved before its members. Its going to get ugly.
I won't forget the names of these reporters that are actually complaining about Bloomberg's negotiations. These are the types of journalists (and I'm being generous to call them journalists) who stir every rat's nest in an attempt to increase their own importance. |
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