said by PGHammer 
:It's *not* just in California (DSLx' pricing is cheaper than VZ in Maryland, too). And DSLx is the only provider I know of to offer dry-loop fiber Internet on the East Coast at all (even VZ requires you to take phone with your FIOS, while DSLx does not), let alone dry-loop fiber Internet to a residence. That alone would gain DSLx customers.
I'm afraid that's not true at all. fios data only has always been available. so has fios tv - as a standalone product. verizon phone is not required at all. 
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