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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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6. Yes, VZ was formed by the merger of GTE and Bell Atlantic.

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #5)

Sat May 17, 2025, 12:50 AM

May 2025

Frontier still offered FIOS where VZ had already installed it. They did little to expand it, however.

Maggie Wilderotter, who was Frontier's CEO, believed that no home subscriber had a need for any internet speed faster than 6 MB. The only way they tried to offer faster internet non-FIOs areas was using bonded copper. The company lost so much money they ended up declaring bankruptcy.

Fortunately, where I live in the northwest ended up being bought by a private group which is called Ziply Fiber. They're in the process of expanding the Fiber Network.

I currently have 100 MB service. One can get up to 5 GB service at home. Faster speeds are available to businesses.

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Verizon has come here twice to get my internet business. ananda May 2025 #3

Speaking as one who worked for both this is quite amusing Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 #4

Frontier was part the old GTE too IbogaProject May 2025 #5

Yes, VZ was formed by the merger of GTE and Bell Atlantic. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 #6