“As we prepared to open a new Freedom Technology Center in a
rehabilitated site in New Jersey, I came to learn that Verizon was
capable of offering fiber service at our location. Officially, they
only claim to support those using Microsoft Windows and Mac OS/X
with their service. In fact, with a little foreknowledge, you can
have installed, activated, and use your FiOS service with an
entirely free operating system such as GNU/Linux.“Verizon will run a fiber cable to your home or business, and
have it terminate not on a D-mark, but rather on a special optical
termination box…”
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