FIOS?

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Is there anyone in shouting distance of DSLJ who has FIOS available to them yet? I'm starting to join the chorus of fed up with RCN, and would like to try FIOS. I have friends in Arlington who have been liking it for over a year. I keep getting Ads for FIOS both online and on the television, but the Verizon site says its not available here yet. This reminds me of the Verizon saga I had when I lived in NY trying to get DSL, which took a year from the date they promised it for them even to *tell* me it didn't actually work yet.

Anyone with more info?

Comments

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

huh! I hadn't heard about that! That's a... remarkably ethical stance for a politician.

[ron_newman]

Back when we still had tomchampion among us, he had some things to say about this:

http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/1142238.html
http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/1087863.html

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and now I find: http://whatareyoublogging.blogspot.com/2007/11/want-fios-get-out-of-city.html
and
http://universalhub.com/node/21523

[cold-type.livejournal.com]

Well, RCN doesn't serve all of Somerville. The company says it can pick and choose what addresses to serve.

So, why would Verizon be forced to serve the entire city, when RCN won't?

[ron_newman]

Tom Champion says RCN and Comcast are both required to serve all of Somerville. If you're hearing differently you may want to tell him, tchampion@somervillema.gov .

[cold-type.livejournal.com]

I just sent Tom an e-mail -- with a copy of RCN's voice mail declaring my address "non-servicable." All I know is that RCN has been telling me for years it doesn't serve every address in Somerville, including mine.

[ron_newman]

Do you live in a large apartment or condo building where the owner, management company, or condo association has made an exclusive arrangement with Comcast? I'm not sure why that is legal, but apparently it is.

In looking at the previous two threads in 2007 and 2008, I see that you asked Tom the same question, and I'm curious what he said to you.

[cold-type.livejournal.com]

He said RCN was supposed to provide service everywhere in Somerville. But two years later, RCN still won't serve my address. Nor will it give me a reason why.

[cold-type.livejournal.com]

Maybe Somerville is too busy enforcing the 48-hour parking rule to enforce its cable contracts.

[ron_newman]

I think you should cc to both Tom and RCN the response you're getting from the other party. Also maybe give Tom a phone call; perhaps a conference call can be arranged.

I'm not a lawyer

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

from previous conversations about this, though, there may be easement and right of access issues that cover why a particular building can't get one or the other.