Goodbye to copper?

[Dan Ritter]

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 08:37:20PM -0400, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> I recently overheard a discussion from a FIOS tech saying at some
> point in the near future the existing copper infrastructure is simply
> so old it will be ripped out, apparently forcing existing landline
> customers to switch to fiber...???   Didn't quite sound right, but
> maybe the backbone infrastructure (poles/street) will be making way to
> fiber?
> 
> Was this tech telling the truth, providing an assumption, or maybe
> offering what he hopes might happen?

Every time VZ puts in a FIOS deployment, they rip out the
copper. This is because copper is regulated and must be re-sold
to their competitors, but fiber is not. The next people to ask 
for a copper service (or a competitor) will have to pay for an 
all-new install.

-dsr-


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