[hapless]

The final digs about Verizon Fios in Hell's Kitchen are pretty fucking rich, if you ask me.

There's no need for "telephone poles." That is complete nonsense, not least because Verizon has the monopoly on underground conduit in Manhattan. They literally own the Empire City Subway, the ostensibly vendor-neutral central conduit system that runs under every single street in Hell's Kitchen.

For some "mysterious" reason, no one other than Verizon can ever get conduit space in the ECS. Gee I wonder why that is. At the same time, Verizon has no interest in using that space for fiber -- they'd rather leave hundred year old dead copper lines sit than admit competitors OR upgrade their own infrastructure

Fios isn't failing to deploy to his building because it's hard to negotiate with landlords -- they are failing to deploy because they do not believe the city will enforce the terms of their franchise. It's more profitable to wire a few high-density buildings, and leave everyone else to rot, assuming the city never fines them. (That looks like a safe assumption from where I am sitting.)

Verizon has ample capability and they choose not to live up to their obligations.

[bobthepanda]

There is a lawsuit from the City of New York against Verizon, but I suspect the fight is long and hard for this one. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/04/nyc-b...