Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., asked Verizon about its plans for wireline and broadband telecom,...
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., asked Verizon about its plans for wireline and broadband telecom, in a letter sent Monday to CEO Lowell McAdam (http://xrl.us/bm6qgp). Doyle, a member of the House Communications Subcommittee, said he’s been following “with great interest” Verizon’s…
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proposed transactions with SpectrumCo and Cox Communications. “I believe we share the same goal of robust deployment of wireless service across the nation and that valuable spectrum assets should be put to best use for the American people,” he said. “At the same time, I am concerned about continued investment in the wireline telecommunications and broadband infrastructures in this country.” Doyle asked McAdam about when the company plans to roll out its FiOS service in lower-income Pennsylvania communities, whether the company will continue to deploy FiOS in markets currently served by SpectrumCo and Cox and whether the company plans to continue to invest in network maintenance and upgrades of its DSL network. Doyle asked McAdam to justify the company’s decision to couple standalone DSL service with voice services for new subscribers (CD May 7 p8). A Verizon spokesman said the company is reviewing Doyle’s letter.