Verizon to Extend DSL Service in Rural West Virginia

Despite all the hype surrounding Verizon’s FiOS ultra-speed broadband technology, the telecom giant is still working to extend even basic DSL service to customers in many rural and remote regions.

As of now, much of rural West Virginia still aren’t able to access the internet at broadband speed, due to the fact that 15 of Verizon’s 142 switching centers in the state haven’t yet been equipped with DSL technology.

The company has promised to correct this deficiency by the end of December, by spending $5 million to upgrade the remaining switching centers, and bring DSL service to 38,000 phone lines in under served areas.