said by MrSpock29 :

"The move should prove more worrysome for Qwest, who is relying on slower ADSL2+, has no real triple play service to offer, and rubs up against Verizon in several markets."

This is what I think is a key part of what Karl posted. Qwest is having some financial issues, and I believe they said they didn't believe FTTH was worth it, so if VZ did overbuild in Qwest's areas, Q would have a hard time competing.

In a perfect world, it would be nice if all areas could have a choice of many providers instead of a couple. The differences between them all would probably become much clearer too.