Im moving to Dallas!!

[RSVX]

OK, well, not really... but this would sure be nice!!

http://telephonyonline.com/ar/teleco...zon_kicks_off/

[Chiketkd]

Sounds cool but *expensive*...

-Chike

[RSVX]

short version for those with ADD. Also, read the part about price in the third paragraph below...

Dallas--Verizon Communications kicked off its long-anticipated, large-scale fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) buildout today, naming the first city to which it will deliver commercial triple-play services via fiber: Keller, Texas, a small town just west of Dallas. All of Keller's approximately 33,000 residents and their 16,000 homes will have access to fiber by the end of the summer, Verizon said.

In addition to having enough bandwidth for four phone lines, Keller residents will have their choice of three different high-speed broadband offerings. For the most casual users, Verizon will offer 5 Mb/s downstream and 2 Mb/s upstream. For the heaviest users, including telecommuters, Verizon will offer 30 Mb/s downstream. But the company expects most users to fall between the two, opting for its 15 Mb/s downstream, 2 Mb/s upstream service. Verizon will also offer services to Keller's 723 businesses but didn't provide specifics other than to say it plans to offer IP VPN service.

Verizon won't comment on prices for its FTTP broadband services, but Robert Ingalls, president of the company's retail markets group, said prices for the 5 Mb/s and 15 Mb/s services would be "very much in line with" prices that cable and DSL competitors are charging for 1.5 Mb/s service.

[Chiketkd]

I saw that, but the language was very 'vague'...my comment still stands - sounds expensive!

-Chike