Is Verizon Redlining Baltimore City, re: Next-Generation FIOS?

A rally was held, on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at noon, outside the headquarters of Verizon, in downtown Baltimore, MD. Activists, representing a coalition of concerned citizens, demanded to know why Verizon doesnt have any plan "to deploy its next-generation fiber-optic data communication technology" in Baltimore City? They underscored how the company does provide that service to other jurisdictions in Maryland, and also in the District of Columbia. The coalition, according to its press release, is launching a "bus billboard campaign" to get its message out. Matthew Weinstein, Baltimore Region Director of Progressive Maryland, moderated the event. For background, go to: http://www.whereisbmorefios.org

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Verizon
• FIOS
• fiber optic data
• Baltimore City
• Matthew Weinstein
• Protest
• Redlining
• discrimination
• William Hughes

[ImDavidGurney]

The mayor of HARRISON,NJ took a big payoff to keep it off of my block.

[rentslave]

Never mind cities,Verizon does it block by block:If they see too many Direct TV antennas they think:"Spanish speaking people taking the cheap alternative"