said by Dolgan:Unfortunately it costs money[and manpower] to maintain a network properly. If Verizon believes they can not make money on their landlines[FIOS or POTS] due to these costs, then they should get out of the landline business and become strictly a wireless company.
and wireless and fiber... They're trying to get out of the landline business, but some people refuse to let them sunset their copper business. Those folks are being unreasonable effectively forcing Verizon to continue operating a business that consumers and regulators simply don't want to pay for.