Verizon, XO Cite Fiber Alternatives in, Near Buildings Served by Both Parties
Verizon and XO Holdings told the FCC that competition wouldn't be harmed by Verizon's proposed takeover of XO Communications because there would be many rival fiber providers after the deal even where the companies' services overlap. Data shows "in the…
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comparatively few cases in which both XO Communications and Verizon have fiber in the same building, there are alternate fiber providers located in and nearby those buildings, and thus there is no risk of competitive harm arising from this transaction," the companies said in a filing posted Monday in docket 16-70. The companies identified buildings in 664 locations that XO and Verizon both serve with fiber, the number of competitors with fiber in those buildings, and the number of competitors that have fiber within 0.1 miles and 1,000 meters of those buildings. "More than 96% of these buildings have at least 2 fiber competitors in the building, in addition to Verizon and XO, that 98% of these buildings have at least one fiber competitor in the building, in addition to Verizon and XO, and that 99% of these buildings have at a minimum 2 or more fiber competitors either in the building or within 1,000 meters," they said.