From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:55:09 -0400, InterLinked wrote:   
      
   > Like most phone people, I don't like fiber, but that's the way it is.   
      
   Who are these “phone people” who don’t like fibre?   
      
   > [Aside: The irony with fiber is that Verizon has cannibalized their   
   > chances of me ever ordering their Internet service, since they refuse to   
   > provide regulated voice and unregulated Internet on the same ONT.   
      
   In places like Australia and NZ, the company that owns/operates the   
   physical fibre is kept legally separate from the outfits that want to   
   offer services over the fibre -- phone, Internet, what have you. This   
   helps to maintain a level competitive playing field and avoid conflicts of   
   interest.   
      
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