Correct me if I'm wrong, but is not the problem getting FiOS into urban areas the running of the fibre cable? I'm fortunate enough to have FiOS, but I have a "normal" detached house on its own 1/8 acre plot. Verizon ran the fibre from the pole behind my house to a new box that they installed on the side of the house. They obviously can't just do that for apartment buildings, condos, and town homes.
Isn't that why there is such a delay in major cities? Not being flippant or anything, but that's what I've come to understand from friends of mine who live in downtown Baltimore and have been waiting for FiOS.
To respond to John B., I think you'd be surprised by the number of single family homes and two-family homes in the outer boroughs of New York that would be conducive to FIOS. I'm not just talking about Staten Island either.
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John B @ Oct 17th 2007 3:13PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is not the problem getting FiOS into urban areas the running of the fibre cable? I'm fortunate enough to have FiOS, but I have a "normal" detached house on its own 1/8 acre plot. Verizon ran the fibre from the pole behind my house to a new box that they installed on the side of the house. They obviously can't just do that for apartment buildings, condos, and town homes.
Isn't that why there is such a delay in major cities? Not being flippant or anything, but that's what I've come to understand from friends of mine who live in downtown Baltimore and have been waiting for FiOS.
Matt @ Oct 17th 2007 3:48PM
To respond to John B., I think you'd be surprised by the number of single family homes and two-family homes in the outer boroughs of New York that would be conducive to FIOS. I'm not just talking about Staten Island either.