[182913] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [BULK] Verizon exiting California
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Carey)
Tue Aug 4 13:06:20 2015
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Andrew Carey <carey@ar-ballbat.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 10:01:47 -0700
To: Matthew Black <Matthew.Black@csulb.edu>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
> On Aug 3, 2015, at 10:09, Matthew Black <Matthew.Black@csulb.edu> wrote:
>=20
> I ran a few Google searches and came across a trove of complaints against =
Frontier. Seems they are far worse than GTE/Verizon. On the few occasions I h=
ave called for FIOS support, always reached someone knowledgeable and helpfu=
l. Not looking forward to the changeover, as the new owners have to pay off d=
ebts from their acquisition. That can only be accomplished through rate incr=
eases. I see a Verizon tech outside my kitchen window every two to three day=
s as he replaces two nitrogen tanks keeping copper trunks pressurized agains=
t water intrusion.
Cutting expenses is another (well, and selling more too). Properly engineere=
d/maintained cable should not require that level of constant attention.=20=
