why has Verizon not responded in kind by reporting those shoddy cable installations that they are replacing?
Maybe for the same reason I don't: I wasn't aware that it's my job to snitch on the code violations of other companies. I don't squeal to code enforcement when customer's houses have code issues either. This is a cheap shot at VZ to try to slow whatever competition they may represent, nothing more. To say that any of these big corps do anything based on moral fiber is laughable. -- What does THIS button do.....
The codes are there for a reason, oftentimes because of safety issues. Doesn't this contradict your own moral fiber by ignoring such violations in favor of some fraternity of installation technicians? If you are correcting these violations and getting them up to code, than you are a great person that deserves much praise, but that does nothing for other customers if you don't report them.