[BC] FIOS comes to the Wilds of VA

[Gary Glaenzer]

I've heard that Verizon removes the copper when installing the fiber

No exceptions

So you are pretty much at their mercy (keep using the fiber or do without)

From: "Alan Peterson" <alanpeterson at earthlink.net>

> At long last, the cul-de-sac I live on in Northern Virginia finally had a Verizon FIOS
lightpipe laid down under the sidewalk.
>
> 2) Isn't there an option you can ask for when ordering where the existing copper line to
the street remains in place and connected for telephone service, should there be an
extended power failure in one's locale that surpasses the life of the battery backup?