said by JTRockville :

Maybe Verizon will share their fiber because it's economically feasible, rather than because it's legislated?

The current legislation is pretty clear: they don't have to share. But I don't think it prevents them from sharing.

said by dadkins :

Whomever needs to get on the ball and start laying this fiber to more than a few select areas. SBC is doing nothing here, Verizon? Right! Not holding my breath.

said by JTRockville :

I don't know what DSLExtreme's pricing is, or what their fiber price would be. But certainly they already have DSL customers, despite their ILEC's offering, no?

Right now Verizon offers me zip (except for a copper voice line). So if FiOS ever becomes available, it'll be a good thing. It'll be a fabulous thing if I can pick the vendor though. I've heard pretty horrible things about VZs support (though my experience hooking up my brother's DSL was smooth). Still, I'd be willing to pay a premium to another provider if they offer good support.

If other players jump into the ring, there might be folks who pick Speakeasy because of their sharing policy.

I can think of tons of reasons someone might want an alternate provider, and be willing to pay more for the service.