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FIOS, Verizon's fiber optic network, is causing cable subscribers to move from existing companies to Verizon. The speed and reliability of FIOS is superior to cable, for the same price. Cable has battled back in response to the competition by offering free services and other incentives, and they have implemented "boost" and metro ethernet technology. They are aiming to double the speed that they are offering now by creating new and improved technology. Cable companies would still be able to use their existing infrastructure and lines with the new technology, but would allow for upgraded speed. The cable company's headquarters houses the new system. The main complaints from cable customers concern the bandwidth caps on their connections if they have sustained high usage over a few hours. Recently, cable companies have removed this cap. Customers though, have not noticed the change. The main issue this cap was targeting was those customers using shareware software. The bandwidth issue caused many customers a lot of headaches, and trying to get the cap removed took a lot of effort and time on behalf of cable subscribers. Other issues with the cable providers included high usage of internet in certain areas and the affect it had on all customers, and they way inclement weather affected service. With FIOS, bandwidth is no longer an issue. The Fiber Optic networks of Verizon have no limits and compared to what cable offers through their coaxial copper networks, the FIOS system is far superior. Cable customers making the switch were no longer faced with bandwidth frustrations. There were some issues with installation on Verizon's part due to high demand, but the reliability has more than made up for it. The best part about the infrastructure being brand new is that there is little to no service interruption once the service is up and Unless the Cable companies start changing out their older copper distribution equipment, FIOS will become the leading Internet connectivity provider. If and when ?John Doe Cable? does upgrade to newer cabling technology, it will cost them millions of dollars. Maybe if they replace all of the old copper, gather it all together, melt it down, and recycle it they can recover some of that money.
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