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toripearson_19 t1_jdv9gkh wrote

Also, a lot of apartment buildings here are only WIRED for Fios OR Xfinity. If you want the opposite company than what your building is wired for, the company will have to come and actually install wires, which most landlords won't do if there's already some type of internet available. We tried to get FIOS in our old apartment and just gave up because it was such a hassel trying to get the landlord and Verizon to communicate.

Our last apartment "didn't have FIOS available in the area" just because our block hadn't been wired for it yet. Even though 2 blocks away you could get FIOS.

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BeMancini t1_jdvegoq wrote

Pennsylvania is a mandatory access state, which means a landlord cannot prohibit a tenant from choosing their internet provider where available.

They can, however, drag their feet because they have to sign off on paperwork with Verizon to get the systems installed in their building. That building is private property, so Verizon’s not just going to walk in and start running thousands of dollars worth of fiber without getting permission from the stakeholders of the building.

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toripearson_19 t1_jdven9y wrote

Oh yeah I understand all of this. I was just trying to get across how much of a pain in the ass it is lol.

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