On Dec 20, 2010, at 8:51 01PM, JC Dill wrote: > On 20/12/10 2:15 PM, David Sparro wrote: >> >> >> There is no monopoly. They've already experimented with that and >> (apparently) decided that it wasn't worth it. >> >> http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/ptech/stories/DN-verizon_17bus.State.Edition1.f7543b.html >> > > * > > > Tuesday, June 17, 2008 > > > Do you have any cites saying that this was actually rolled out? Or did the > project get cut during the financial crisis, and never actually rolled out? > > The issue I have with all these "cites" is that none of them are for services > that are up and running. They are all press releases about something that > will supposedly get built, maybe. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever > Maybe I've lost the thread context, but if you're talking about FIOS it most certainly is running, in many places (http://www22.verizon.com/Residential/aboutFiOS/Overview.htm?CMP=DMC-CVS_ZZ_ZZ_E_TV_N_X001). My town has it; Comcast's responsiveness improved dramatically after FIOS was rolled out.... Speeds are good, prices less so, and if memory serves they charge something like $40/mo extra for static IP addresses.
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