Things happen. Or, to put it another way, the road to free Wi-Fi in Snow Hill has been paved, but remains a few weeks away from handling traffic.
Frustrating as it may be, the delay in the installation of the required equipment isn’t Comcast’s fault. It could hardly anticipate the surge it would see in customers because of the labor dispute between Communications Workers of America union and Verizon.
The strikers work with the company’s landline phone and DSL Internet operations, which have seen declining sales because of the growth of wireless communications and Verizon’s FiOS high-speed Internet. FiOS is not available in this area.
As a result of the strike, second-home owners returning to the resort area are unable to have their Verizon DSL service reconnected and are turning to Comcast instead.
In short, Comcast has more work than it expected this time of year. Still, it promises to have the Snow Hill system running by the end of the month. Hopefully, that’s true and no more things happen to impede progress.
Frustrating as it may be, the delay in the installation of the required equipment isn’t Comcast’s fault. It could hardly anticipate the surge it would see in customers because of the labor dispute between Communications Workers of America union and Verizon.
The strikers work with the company’s landline phone and DSL Internet operations, which have seen declining sales because of the growth of wireless communications and Verizon’s FiOS high-speed Internet. FiOS is not available in this area.
As a result of the strike, second-home owners returning to the resort area are unable to have their Verizon DSL service reconnected and are turning to Comcast instead.
In short, Comcast has more work than it expected this time of year. Still, it promises to have the Snow Hill system running by the end of the month. Hopefully, that’s true and no more things happen to impede progress.