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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (74322)	10/23/2007 4:51:00 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

Oh wow! I've seen the future and I love it! This will make working from home a breeze in comparison to now. I have 8Mbps download/512K upload service from TWC and it costs me $75 per month. I'd switch in a nanosecond, if Verizon FiOS came to my neighborhood...This type of heavy broadboad rollout has got to be good for Cisco and will make IPTV a huge competitor to the Cable companies. Verizon discovers symmetry, offers 20/20 symmetrical FiOS service arstechnica.com By Nate Anderson \| Published: October 23, 2007 - 01:55PM CT For years, the broadband wars have been largely fought over download speeds, but Verizon has just thrown down the gauntlet and declared that it's going to fight over upstream speeds too, and in a big way. How does 20Mbps sound? Related Stories Some residents of New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey who live inside the boundaries of Verizon's FiOS network will be the first to be able to take advantage of Verizon's new 20/20 FiOS service. As the name implies, 20/20 FiOS is a symmetrical 20Mbps connection (same speed in both directions), and it's one of the first symmetrical services to target the consumer market. Available today, 20/20 will cost $64.99 per month and will include Verizon's Internet Security Suite and 1GB of online backup (up to 50GB can be purchased at "competitive rates."