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Falling costs could put Verizon’s FiOS roll-out ahead of target

Posted By TelecomTV One , 12 June 2008 | 0 Comments | (0)
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Verizon Communications expects to beat a 2010 fibre roll-out target despite a weakening US economy.

The carrier had originally said that its $20 billion FiOS network would cover 18 million US homes within two years, but it now believes falling prices will provide a boost.

“We think we can take our target up. We’re looking at that right now, in terms of the overall economics of doing that,” COO Denny Strigl told attendees of a Deutsche Bank conference.


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