Re: The Verge article about Verizon's Sandy Cleanup Efforts in Manhattan

[Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>]

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <faisal () snappydsl net> wrote:
> On 11/20/2012 1:20 PM, Christopher Morrow wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <faisal () snappydsl net>
> > wrote:
> > > On 11/20/2012 12:10 PM, Christopher Morrow wrote:
> > > > it's acutally kinda nice that at least from CO -> building now
> > > > there maybe more highspeed links... and maybe lower long term costs?
> > > Be careful of what you wish for...., Yes, you get fiber from the CO to
> > > the
> > > Building... however there is also a very big side-effect...
> > > Verizon is not obligated to provide equal access to Competitive providers
> > > (CLECs) on this Fiber....
> > >
> > > Thus, you are also looking a significantly reduced competition..... which
> > > is
> > > very likely to equate to a higher cost for end users.
> >
> > right, so in the end vz gets what it wants... a return to monopoly.
> >
> >
> > conspiracy theories about verizon starting the floods?
>
> No Conspiracy theories... just the simple facts on where things stand, based
> on current regulatory environment.
> (I / We have no horse in this race....)

apologies, I forgot the emoticons after my last comment. i really did
mean it in jest... I don't think VZ has harnessed
weather-changing-powers. (yet).