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11 May 07
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Verizon will argue that they are only a decade late, finally getting to deploying fiber networks. But, this is pure hogwash. FiOS is closed, crippled network. It is NOT open to competition, it is not being deployed ubiquitously, it can't handle the speed or the number of programs, and obviously won't have fulfilled the requirements of deployments, and worse, it is inferior to anything offered in other countries.
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These networks never existed, were never built
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Starting in 1991 Verizon New Jersey convinced regulators that it would rewire the entire state with fiber optic services by 2010. This was to be capable of 384 channels in cable competition and at least 45 mbps in speed in both directions for residential and business customers. The BPU granted Verizon rate relief in exchange for this commitment. Teletruth estimates that Verizon received $5-$6 billion dollars in excess phone fees and tax perks, about $2000 per household. And it cost the New Jersey economy over $150 billion dollars in new economic growth.
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America is 16th in the world in broadband because Verizon failed to deliver. Today, Asian countries, from Japan to Korea, offer 100 Mbps speeds in both directions for $40. Today, America's DSL is 100 times slower, and the new products will never be able to compete globally.
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Verizon has committed potential fraud pertaining to the prior fiber optic commitments made under the state Opportunity New Jersey regulations
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