Some Verizon DSL cutomers get a speed boost

It would seem that Darth V wants to give a few of his customers an incentive to remain in the dark side. While the 7MBS down is pretty pathetic in comparison to the rest of the first world, it’s twice the speed they have now. After all, there is no rush to FIOS all of your customers when your main competior is Comcast who has also kept prices high and done little to improve service. It’s time for some real competition.

(more on GigaOm)