Posts Tagged ‘Verizon’

Broadband Regulation to be set up by FCC

Monday, April 26th, 2010

FCC plans to redefine the policy and protect the broadband consumers, the future of the broadband will be guarded by the new policies. There are more chances of a battle to explode between the telecom companies and federal regulators.
Scott the policy director of Free press said that, “This policy could determine whether the FCC really has the power to act on its broadband plan.”

Popular telecom companies such as AT&T Inc, Verizon communications and other big players will fight out legally in the court battle to find out who’s the cyber boss. Representative of AT&T, Verizon, Time Warner Cable Inc. and leading industry groups  Genachowski said that, “any move by FCC would be a profound mistake with harmful and lasting consequences for consumers and our economy.”

Scott quoted that, “It seems clear that the FCC will decide that its experiment with classifying broadband as an information service has failed and that they’ll revisit the earlier decision, moreover he added that, “Because of the court ruling, telecom companies now hold all the cards,” he said. “If the FCC does anything they don’t like, they can just go back to the courts and say that the agency doesn’t have the authority to do it.”

Let us wait and see who is going to win the battle, whether FCC or giant telecommunication players.

City Councilman Calls for Public hearing to Bring Verizon Fios to the City

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

William, the councilman of Baltimore has been constantly receiving complaints from the residents of Baltimore as the people of the city were refused in providing network Fios by Verizon. Council men said that, “I hope Verizon will explain at the public hearing why it hasn’t build the network, which helps to improve speed of internet, downloads in Baltimore”

Verizon officials explained that, it has planned for the establishment of new FiOS throughout the nation. It has planned to improve the service in areas, where the commitments already exist. In the State of Maryland FiOS exists in different stages in the counties of Harford, Anne Arundel, Howard and Prince George’s counties.

Vice president of government affairs for Verizon Bishop said that the company official had decided to attend the public hearing at city hall. Moreover Bishop said Verizon has planned to deliver FiOS to 18 million homes during 2004 and has so far reached 15.5 million homes, he also said that company has made tie –ups with several municipalities to implement FiOS. Bishop also added that, “Verizon has never said it would not bring FiOS to Baltimore”

Some of the other cities were FiOS has been implemented include Buffalo in New York, Albany and Syracuse and Boston. Verizon officials added that, “While we’d love to be everywhere at all times, we know we can’t”