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Verizon is continuing efforts to gradually retire its copper-wire facilities in parts of six states, replacing existing copper wiring with a fiber to the home network.
Verizon has notified regulators the company intends to drop support for traditional landline service, replaced with Verizon’s fiber-powered internet and digital phone service.
“As a general matter, the retirement of copper facilities will not result in changes to rates, terms, and conditions in cases where the affected service is converted to a like-for-like service that is available on fiber facilities,” Verizon told regulators.
The central offices affected (click bold link to get copy of list of affected addresses):
Massachusetts
Dorchester, Hyde Park, Milton, Roxbury and West Roxbury (Nov. 30, 2018)
Dorchester, Hyde Park, Roxbury and West Roxbury (Phase 2 – March 9, 2019)
Dorchester, Hyde Park, Roxbury, and West Roxbury (Phase 3 – June 28, 2019)
New York
Bedford Village (Oct. 1, 2018)
47 wire centers in Brooklyn, Astoria, Manhattan, Queens, Corona, Flushing, Forest Hills, Bronx, Long Island City, Newtown, and Richmond Hill (March 9, 2019)
Pennsylvania
Bethel Park, Camp Hill, Carnegie, East Liberty, Enola, Middletown, Oakland, Paxtonia and Steelton (Nov. 30, 2018)
Pottsdown (June 28, 2019)
Rhode Island
Riverside (Nov. 30, 2018)
New Jersey
Mays Landing (March 9, 2019)
Virginia
Second Avenue – Richmond (March 9, 2019)
The problem is, the services are not really like for like services.
The one single benefit of phone over copper wire is the ability to make a phone call, even if the power is out. You’re not getting that with any VoIP service.
At least they promised to leave rates unchanged.
What about southeastern Massachusetts, Bristol Counties for example??? The city I live in has Comcast or unreliable copper DSL. Is my area going to get fiber finally??