Re: OT (sort of): Marvell Promises 100X Faster Internet

On Apr 22, 3:02 pm, Doug Jacobs <djac...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Those living on the East Coast may be able to get FiOS from Verizon which is
fiber-to-the-house for internet, phone and TV.

Verizon is actually dumping FiOS, looks like they're going to go
wireless only.

http://hothardware.com/News/Verizon-To-Sell-FiOS-Markets-In-11-States-Focus-On-Wireless/

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g49dcJwB9f4ThxaYzwK-FsaaWY5QD9EMFVEO0

Landlines going away too:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10239539-94.html

"The transaction includes all of Verizon's landline assets in Arizona,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, as
well as some assets in California. Verizon expects the deal to be
completed within 12 months."

The problem has been that three of the companies that tried to pick up
the Verizon infrastructure have gone bankrupt already:

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizons-Leaving-A-Trail-Of-Bankrupt-Wreckage-Behind-Them-107582

DOH!

- Jordan
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