said by Nightfall :

Mainly because FTTP costs a lot more than U-verse. When you can terminate the fiber at one area and service thousands instead of terminating it at one home and making $100 a month (at best) for cable, phone, and internet, its a no brainer from a decision making process. This is why Verizon FIOS has really only been deployed in very nice neighborhoods.

FTTP will come down in price over time.

said by benc :

$100 for all that? How did you get that figure? Are you talking about profit, or just revenue?

If you mean just revenue then I don't see how you get $100. It's very easy to go over $100 with two services, or even just Internet.

said by Nightfall :

Just profit if they are lucky. Thats if the customer gets every service they provide. Most customers just get a couple services they need like TV and internet.

said by jester121 :

You're dreaming. The most expensive Uverse I could come up with (8 receivers, HD, U400, Max internet) is about $200/month. Add $15 for Playboy channel if you really want it all.

$100/month profit = 50% gross margin, and that ain't happening.