...what fiber roll out? As far as I know, they did some token fiber installations, but the vast, vast majority will never get it. In fact, from what I've read, they took the subsidies for fiber, and used it to build out their metered wireless network.
Note: I was focused on them being technical leaders. Which they were. I make no endorsement of their business practices. Also they were not the first to FTTH in the US or not the world, just the first big mover in the US.
Sorry, I was talking about the huge about-face they did once smartphones became popular and they realized there were much larger profit margins to be had in the wireless industry, so basically started shutting down expansion of fiber internet.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140424/06185027014/verizo...
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2014/03/hopewell_town...