Verizon Announces FTTP Prices

ffejie writes "C|NET News.com is reporting that Verizon has announced its pricing on Fiber-to-the-Premises - it 'will cost $35 a month if purchased along with Verizon's local and long-distance telephone service', and more if bought on its own. The high speed internet service, dubbed Verizon Fios, brings speeds up to 30 Mbps to the home. FTTP could lead to a sweeping change, especially in the television industry. According to News.com: 'Verizon is considered the furthest along with its fiber plans. It reiterated on Monday its goal of reaching 1 million homes and offices by the end of the year...' It looks as if FTTP is coming to the masses."

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Re:Too Bad Verizon is Evil

[Jodka]

"We need a regulated monopoly to bring IP to the home and then allow companies to compete in providing services over that wire."

Q: What is the only remaining stone-age backwards-ass conduit used for broadband delivery?
A: Twisted pair.

Q: Where is the only place you find twisted pair used for broadband?
A: The last mile of domestic broadband provided by telecoms.

Q: What is the only broadband conduit controlled by regulated monopolies?
A: The last mile of domestic broadband provided by telecoms.

The ENTIRE COUNTRY is wired for broadband except for the last mile to homes. The last mile is the ONLY government regulated monopoly. The REASON that that we are stuck with this crappy copper twisted pair telecom service to our doors is BECAUSE it has been provided by regulated monopolies.

After several decades of government regulated monopolies, suddenly the courts introduce competition for the last mile of service by establishing private property rights to the last mile. Now, for the first time, companies which invest in building the last mile have exclusive control over their own network. Now they can recoup investments in the network infrastructre by selling selling service to customers, instead of being being undercut by competitores selling service over that same network. And what happens as a result? Companies roll out fiber. Cheap fiber. Fiber cheaper than DSL. Fiber with thousands of times the bandwith. You think this is just, what? coincidence?

Face the facts. Socialism does not work. You socialists had your chance for decades and you screwed it up. The continued existence of twisted pair on the last mile is a textbook example of socialism not working. It is our turn now. Property rights, rule of law, and competition have arrived on the scene; The free market has is here, say hello to ever cheaper fiber to the doorstep.

You liberals, with your government regulation and monopolies. Cry all you like about free markets. I revel in your ideological dispair! Ah... that delightful schadenfreude, as an unregulated capitalist upgrades my POTS line to $35.00/ month fiber while you writhe in political frustration.