To be clear this is just a rumor and I've been given absolutely no evidence to support this, but I've heard from at least one insider that Verizon is getting ready to announce the sale of DSL/POTS assets in TX, CA and Florida. The source has provided me with no hard details, and it's unclear who the theoretical buyer would be (though I'd assume it's CenturyLink or Frontier).
I'm posting to ask if anybody has any additional information about this transaction to contact me here or here for a potential front page news story. Confidentiality is, of course, respected.
As for users, anybody know what kind of fixed-line assets Verizon still has in California? Didn't think they had much of a presence there.
I have to say I'd find it hard to believe CenturyLink or Frontier are in a position for a deal of this size after the previous Fairpoint/Frontier deals, so my gut tells me it's unlikely.
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