Topic 'Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639315 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:50:08 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:50:08 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22645386 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22645386 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:10:32 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22644158
To play Capt. Obvious for a second...i say it's about a month away before we start reading quotes from these legislators expressing shock and dismay at the situation...that they had no idea it would go this wrong!

Maybe Verizon will come back in and scoop up the territories again for pennies on the dollar and perhaps start rolling out FIOS. (I know, it's a pipe dream)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22644158 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:17:44 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22643433 said by openbox9:

Why? What did VZ do wrong? If anything, the state and federal regulators that allowed the deal should be on the chopping block.
They sold to a company they knew couldn't handle it, another case of corporate greed.
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Verizon had a responsibility to the consumers it had been serving for years, and who had been loyally subscribing to their services for years. They were as aware as anyone that their customers would be entering a minefield with Fairpoint. They need to be held accountable for their anti-societal business decisions.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22641801 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:59:09 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640877 See Profile suggests should be done.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640877 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:57:35 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640845 said by openbox9:

So VZ's liability is what? morbo See Profile insinuated that VZ is liable/guilty of something. My response was that VZ did nothing wrong and that there are others to clearly lay the responsibility/blame on to include Fairpoint's CEO and BOD as well as state/federal regulators.
Deal's done. VZ has NO liability. Period. It was approved. Period. Done. Over. Fairpoint stands on its own. Period.

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Not a lawyer but play one on TV....and Oprah.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640845 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:50:02 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640835 said by rit56:

Vermont should go after their own legislators who approved this deal.
Thumbs up to the law student in the class! Yerrr, Righteeee!

P.S. - No sarcasm. I gave him a thumbs up!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640835 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:47:40 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640808 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640808 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:45:47 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640454 said by morbo:

VZ should be investigated along with Fairpoint.What do you propose be investigated? That's the part of your assertion that I'm not grasping.
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(almost) everyone knew that it was in actuality a horrible deal that primarily benefited Verizon.
Except apparently for the organization(s) responsible for approving the deal. And yes, those entities should be strung up and made an example of.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640454 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:35:06 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640401
The problem I have is that although the deal was technically legal, (almost) everyone knew that it was in actuality a horrible deal that primarily benefited Verizon.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640401 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:23:03 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640061 See Profile insinuated that VZ is liable/guilty of something. My response was that VZ did nothing wrong and that there are others to clearly lay the responsibility/blame on to include Fairpoint's CEO and BOD as well as state/federal regulators.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22640061 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:18:46 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639755 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639755 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:23:43 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639542 --
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But what about all the employees? What about the former Verizon employees that were let go because of this deal? Shuffled around, pay cuts, overtime cuts, attrition...

This Failpoint took advantage just as much as Verizon did. They had no software in place for customer service (and still don't). The company they hired doesn't know how to write code, train or meet deadlines. And the former CEO of Failpoint would only profess about "pudding" ! WTF??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639465 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:28:25 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639440 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639440 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:24:17 EDT Re: Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639418 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639418 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:20:41 EDT Vermont should go after Verizon and contact the IRS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639315 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Vermont-should-go-after-Verizon-and-contact-the-IRS-22639315 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:59:52 EDT