Verizon Gains Ground in VA Deregulation Issue > Partial deregulation limited to dense areas

It granted Verizon deregulation of approximately more than 62% of all residential lines and 57% of business lines, plus statewide deregulation of bundled and some other services.

However, the evidence demonstrated there were some remaining areas of Virginia, mostly rural areas and in smaller towns and cities, where consumers do not have realistic alternatives to Verizon for reliable local telephone service sufficient to restrain Verizon's ability to raise prices.