You mean the Verizon fiber service whose expansion was halted in 2012ish time frame because it wasn't paying back, and was recently reiterated that they wouldn't be investing more into for some time?
I'm no expert analyst of Verizon, but even during the expansion many wall street analysts were skeptical of the ROI of Verizon's FIOS rollout.
If companies are going to be digging up the street in front of my house, I want a certain amount of red tape to ensure it's not multiple separate times instead of fewer times with better coordination to minimize inconvenience. I also don't want some undercapitalized startup to start digging, run out of funding, go out of business and leave a bunch of open trench - so I'm fine with cities verifying plans and funding too.
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizons-shammo-well-look...
Or actively trying to reverse rollout agreements in NJ http://www.philly.com/philly/business/Will_Verizon_be_allowe...
I'm no expert analyst of Verizon, but even during the expansion many wall street analysts were skeptical of the ROI of Verizon's FIOS rollout.
If companies are going to be digging up the street in front of my house, I want a certain amount of red tape to ensure it's not multiple separate times instead of fewer times with better coordination to minimize inconvenience. I also don't want some undercapitalized startup to start digging, run out of funding, go out of business and leave a bunch of open trench - so I'm fine with cities verifying plans and funding too.