I sent a message to another member who is a tech for AT&T, and back in early Dec, he told me that the Verizon tech said they hoped to be up and running at the end of the month. I assumed he (Verizon Tech) was talking about Dec, but obviously, it would be just about any month.
Reminds me of the story about the family cleaning out a house after the patriarch of the family had passed away. In the center drawer of the desk, the son found a ticket for a pair of shoes left at the shoe shop for being re-heeled. On a whim, the son took the ticket down to the cobbler, who looked at the ticket, thought for a minute or two, then said " Ah yes, brown penny loafers... need new heels... be ready next Tuesday."
