said by jmn1207:I have a problem with the following statement from one of these reports.
"In the case of Verizon FiOS, fiber optic cables run from Verizons central offices to the Optical
Networking Terminal (ONT ) affixed to the side of a consumers home. For this reason,
Verizons network is often referred to as Fiber To The Home (FTTH) or Fiber To The
Premises (FTTP)."Only a portion of Verizon's network is fiber, while much of it is still using copper. Only Verizon's FiOS product offers true FTTP. Unless a clear standard is set to determine when a claim of a fiber network can be used in marketing and advertising, Verizon's argument has no real merit.
What is the percentage of copper to fiber throughout all of Verizon's footprint when compared to these cable companies? If we measure by total distance run, I wouldn't be surprised if the cable infrastructure uses a greater percentage of fiber within their own network when compared against all of Verizon's network.
You shouldnt have a problem when the product referenced in your quote is