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In
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consider how Verizon’s action, to take effect May 6, would affect broadband
deployment, the communications marketplace, competition, and individual
consumers. Verizon will require
that consumers purchase voice services along with DSL.
The
signers noted that “the practice of
tying broadband service to other services prevents consumer choice, limits
consumers from porting telephone numbers, and essentially forces consumers to
purchase local services they do not want – either because they have a wireless
option or because they prefer to use VoIP or other alternatives. The net effect
is to act as a drag on the adoption of broadband and new IP technologies as
well as alternative, competitive voice options by making other standalone
services economically unattractive.”
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consumer choice, limits consumers from porting telephone numbers, and
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either because they have a wireless option or because they prefer to use VoIP
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their letter to the FCC, the signers of the letter said the Commission must
consider how Verizon’s action, to take effect May 6, would affect broadband
deployment, the communications marketplace, competition, and individual
consumers. Verizon will require
that consumers purchase voice services along with DSL.
The
signers noted that “the practice of
tying broadband service to other services prevents consumer choice, limits
consumers from porting telephone numbers, and essentially forces consumers to
purchase local services they do not want – either because they have a wireless
option or because they prefer to use VoIP or other alternatives. The net effect
is to act as a drag on the adoption of broadband and new IP technologies as
well as alternative, competitive voice options by making other standalone
services economically unattractive.”
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consumer choice, limits consumers from porting telephone numbers, and
essentially forces consumers to purchase local services they do not want –
either because they have a wireless option or because they prefer to use VoIP
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