GeorgeJ2
join:2002-03-05
Alexandria, VA
| reply to huntandpeck
Re: City of Alexandria, VA (not Fairfax Co)
said by huntandpeck  :I suggested to one of the city council members that they should treat this as an economic issues there will be people who move to other municipalities in the area because they can't get FIOS here. Good to see other Alexandrians querying City staff/Council as to why we are late to the table in seeing FiOS.
Requring Verizon to lay all cable below ground could indeed be a hangup. Perhaps the city could have allowed some overhead, with a proviso that by a reasonable time certain underground cable must be substituted.
I also suspect they are wrestling with the issue of taxes and franchise fees. Alexandria recently imposed a $3 cell phone tax, and even though awash in real estate tax monies seem to want to milk every tax it can find, including on communication services.
If enough of us raise heck, maybe they will 'get it' and find a way to cut a deal with Verizon to join the rest of the region in seeing FiOS. |
