What happens when you sign up for Verizon’s new FIOS service – While they seem to know what they’re doing, the process of installing fiber is apparently very complicated and time-consuming, and its unclear whether they’ve worked out all of the kinks. One would hope that for new planned developments and apartment buildings all this stuff would be pre-wired and we could just forego the legacy copper phone lines and such in favor of a single fiber cable. One thing is clear: Verizon is throwing a heck of a lot of money at this project. I’m sure the idea of taking over both internet connectivity and TV service from the cable companies is a pretty good incentive to make this happen…