In Part Because They Can't Charge $8 For Call Waiting

I was in accordance with the impression that fiber is far superior to copper. Doesn't it last longer and isn't it far less susceptible to environmental factors that destroy the longevity of a copper plant?If what I've said is true, afterwards it's built, it should be far cheaper to maintain and more reliable. If expenses are lower, doesn't this help offset or more than offset reduced revenue opportunities?Given fiber's gratuitous bandwidth and functional capabilities, I'm sure there are future research plays that haven't even been invented on which they could gain revenue.

The cost savings

[Thing is he's not complaining about the cost savings. It's that they can't now charge outrageous amounts for services that cost them pennies and are now available for cost with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). They want those charges back any way they can. The whole point is they don't and will not want to compete. To them it costs too much. Poor them.

In some areas VoIP doesn't have local phone numbers, which matters because some people after all have basic landlines with local-only calling. The result: less people go with VoIP, particularly if the only available flavor with local numbers comes from the cable company and costs $40-$50 per month.