I'm sure that many of Verizon's technicians would love to get paid to do this, but that is the problem. Verizon isn't going to spend a dime on anything that doesn't make them a profit. They have no interest in maintaining their copper plant in FiOS areas, so they will just let it collapse over time.
In their non-FiOS areas, it is quite the opposite. In central Virginia, they have sent all of their good copper people there to participate in massive upgrades and rebuilding of their copper facilities. Since these areas won't be included in their FiOS build out, copper is the only thing they have left. Not to mention, they have to play by the rules with copper. They can't fly under the radar like they do with FiOS with regard to the regulations.
Meanwhile, we get stuck with all of their crappy copper people here who don't know how to use a Scotchlok.
