Verizon's army toils at daunting upgrade

This is the front line in Verizon's high-risk offensive. The New York-based communications giant has deployed an army of Verizon linemen, many armed with Lashers, to tackle one of the most ambitious engineering projects in contemporary America. The goal: to replace hundreds of thousands of miles of copper phone lines with cutting-edge fiber-optic technology. Full Story »

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3.7
by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 1, 2007

Informative story about a little known battlefield for wireless carriers. Gave me a new perspective on an under-reported topic.

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by Marty Heyman - Mar. 1, 2007

If a ltttle breathless and gushy, it is a well done piece on Verizon's fiber to the home strategy. It neglects to tell any of the history of promises made by the various telephone companies years ago and/or the subsidies put in place to get them to do work like what Verizon has done. It also doesn't tell the story of high speed wireless options on the horizon. But it does put the Verizon offering in perspective and tell a nice human interest story as well.

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by Joel Kulenkamp - Mar. 1, 2007

Very informative--noteworthy story about competing technologies

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by Bob McInnis - Mar. 3, 2007
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by Paul-André Raymond - Mar. 1, 2007
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by William D. Walsh - Mar. 4, 2007
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by David Patterson - Mar. 1, 2007

"I am the lineman for the county,,,,la la la. Some things don't change as Verizon puts fiber optic cable into the world. Sounds like Verizon stock may be a good investment.

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by Travis Le Riche - Mar. 8, 2007
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by William Ringer - Mar. 3, 2007
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