[Discuss] Verizon phasing out copper

[Jerry Feldman]

On 05/01/2013 10:36 PM, dan at geer.org wrote:
>   > Anyone else received such a letter? Other than if you're still using
>   > DSL, any reason to hold on to copper?
>
> Got the letter.  Am three miles from a Central Office
> and that is in another town and across a river.  Don't
> want the FIOS service if, for no other reasons, all our
> utilities are underground direct burial (no conduit) plus
> I understand copper, 66 blocks, punch down tools, and I
> know simplicity when I see it, not to mention that I have
> multiple tenants in multiple buildings and our alarm systems
> run through the same 66 blocks (on copper).  Verizon is
> no doubt generating letters with the same machinery that
> does their billing...
Normally your CO would be in the same town as your building. But, I know 
some places in Alston and Brighton where they have Brookline numbers. My 
father's office had a Boston address, but the building was physically in 
Brookline. Also, they measure distance from the CO by wire miles.

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