Not entirely...
While it is probably the worst kept secret that Verizon...and other LECs...want to get away from copper, they will not completely abandon it. at&t IS trying to abandon landline service in rural areas, but, it remains to be seen if they will be allowed to do so.
Verizon's policy of not deploying fiber to every single address that they service means that the copper has to stay. Verizon still cherry picks where FiOS fiber will go in towns where it has been given the okay to offer the service. This means that the copper infrastructure has to remain in place and be serviced as needed.
Verizon has capped the expansion of FiOS. The company will install the service in areas where it is allowed to do so...so long as backbone fibers are in place. It will also forge ahead in areas where the process to gain access has begun.
Outside of that...Sorry Charlie.
Verizon is supposedly looking to use a wireless system to deliver phone, TV and Internet services to buildings. Until a proven system is introduced, copper will continue to be needed.
