Verizon Still Looking to Install FIOS Service on Hingham Roads

It is still unknown if Verizon will begin work to install conduit for FIOS service on three Hingham Roads.

During the summer Verizon New England Inc. had planned to place conduit for new Verizon FIOS on Manatee Road, Volusia Road, and New Bridge  Street however the selectmen were not pleased with their service to the town and delayed the process.

According to Hingham Selectmen, it was revealed that previous installations of fiber optic cable had not been carried out to local residents' satisfaction. Work done by sub-contractors on Kress Farm Road, Ringbolt Road and Saw Mill Pond Road had left unused conduits and in one case had caused damage to the driveway of a Hingham resident. There is a long-standing agreement between the Department of Public Works and Verizon that any work undertaken leaves the area in the same state that it was before and this appears to have not been the case.

“It shows a lack of respect for this board and a lack of respect for the town,” Chairman of the Board of Selectmen John Riley said in July.

Since July, Verizon has fixed the issues and still needs to be granted permission to begin work on the Hingham roads.

In August, they were to meet with Selectmen to be granted permission to begin work, however the Verizon Strike by employees postponed the hearing.

At the Selectmen meeting on September 13, Verizon was unable to meet with Selectmen again and they agreed to push off the grant of locations hearing to October 4.

***

In other news regarding Verizon..on September 13, the Hingham Selectmen granted the Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England permission to move a joint-pole 24 feet to the left of its original spot on Sharp Street