As we explored last week in detail, Verizon appears to be pausing in their FiOS deployment in order to recoup some of the money in markets they've already deployed the service. One of the cities impacted by that pause is Boston, which is wondering where FiOS is given Verizon's struck citywide franchise deals with Philadelphia, New York, and Washington DC. Verizon spokesman Phil Santoro tells the Washington Post that the delay is based solely on the company's capital spending priorities, and that Boston will get their turn eventually. Santoro then hints to the Post that Boston simply isn't FiOS material:Though Santoro obviously won't admit to it in print, an additional reason Boston isn't getting wired yet is because Verizon is playing political hardball. The carrier has constantly threatened to withhold network upgrades in Massachusetts if the state's lawmakers didn't pass new TV regulations favorable to Verizon -- or if they tried to finally start making Verizon pay property taxes. The latter is something they haven't had to do in the state since 1915, and it's a perk Massachusetts lawmakers no longer think Verizon deserves.