said by G_Poobah :

Why should verizon have to wire up the 'other side of the tracks' with FIOS if they want to provide TV in my town? I mean, it won't be a profit center for verizon, so why should that have to do it? Well, the same reason COMCAST had to do it, the local government demanded equal access for ALL it's citizens, not just the rich ones. If Verizon wants to provide FIOS in my town, then it does it for ALL citizens, not just the 'rich people'. Guess what, that's the power of democracy overriding the greed of capitalism, as it should be. If verizon wants to service my town, then verizon does it under MY RULES.

said by djrobx :

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If Verizon wants to provide FIOS in my town, then it does it for ALL citizens, not just the 'rich people'.

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I have seen no real evidence that Verizon is targeting rich people. In Los Angeles we have "rich areas" such as Ranchos Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates. They are Verizon territory. If Verizon was targeting rich people only, those folks would have been the first to see FIOS. But there's no FIOS there. And heck, it would actually make sense for them to roll out FIOS there since most customers in those areas can't even get DSL. Meanwhile areas like Ontario and Victorville are getting lit for FIOS. They're certainly not "rich" communities.

said by G_Poobah :

Why should verizon have to wire up the 'other side of the tracks' with FIOS if they want to provide TV in my town? I mean, it won't be a profit center for verizon, so why should that have to do it?

said by achuchma :

So, again, as I stated before...FIOS has been confirmed by plenty of members of this site that it has been wired in high, middle, and low income areas, therefore putting a kink in your "cherry picking" conspiracy...

said by G_Poobah :

Kink? Cherry picking? What the hell are you talking about..

said by achuchma :

Nice deflection, but I was responding to your comment of:

So, again, as I stated before...FIOS has been confirmed by plenty of members of this site that it has been wired in high, middle, and low income areas, therefore putting a kink in your "cherry picking" conspiracy...

said by G_Poobah :

Companies exist to service us, the customers, not the other way around. Once they get too big and greedy, they all seem to forget that.

said by DaveNJ :

But do they have to ? What is to prevent from cherry picking in the future? I guess verizon can just do as it pleases without penalty.

said by achuchma :

No, they are under no requirements to wire FIOS in any order at this point and time; however, given how the roll out of FIOS occurred across income class, it is unlikely that Verizon will change direction.

I think (this is opinion, based on industry rumors), that FIOS is basically intended to replace Verizon's copper plant, which means all Verizon serviced areas will be on FIOS sooner or later. This, of course, takes time just like when cable was rolled out.

said by DaveNJ :

So in 2 years i can expect fios ?

said by Karl Bode :

Document what he's saying so that in three years, when the majority of rural middle-class America is still waiting for Fios, you can perhaps get a coupon?

said by achuchma :

I doubt that we will see FIOS on a grand scale within three years. The costs involved with installing the service will more than likely keep deployments at a steady, but slow pace.

I can only speak from what has been documented here with other FIOS customers, and so far, we have seen FIOS installs span the income brackets.

Is it possible that Verizon can change direction on FIOS deployments? Of course! However, since FIOS is in its infancy, if Verizon wanted to cherry pick affluent areas, one would assume that now would be the time to do it.