Interesting.
The call center people would often try to say the lines were old and decayed. Maybe somewhere but the lines here were all rerun between 1995-97.
As fas as I'm concerned its a scam to maximize profit out of the fiber optic once they realized that may not have been a good business move.
It also was a way to get rid of the unionized line and repair crews.
I hope AT&T's 5G in the city provides some real competition as an ISP. Otherwise Comcast and Verizon will keep milking the people - many who cant really afford it.