Verizon Reverses Fire Island Stance, Offers Fiber Service
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Verizon Communications Inc. is bowing to consumer complaints on New York’s Fire Island over its replacement of storm-damaged copper phone lines with wireless service, saying it will rebuild with fiber optics instead.
Verizon, the second-largest U.S. phone company, says it will now offer Fire Island residents a choice of its wireless Voice Link service, a fiber-optic-based phone plan or a FiOS Internet and voice connection, which also uses fiber technology.