Yeah Verizon is updating equipment and lines in the MA area. They are expecting to go fiber by next year and this year they just upgraded internet packages to a min of 3 megabit / 768 upload if you're town has the upgraded hardware and if you are located within 11,000 feet of a corporate office/phone switchign station.. The upgrade is free. If you are realy experiencing bad surfing just call their hotline number and ask to be swtiched to "fast-Path", they put "fast-Path" out to attract gamers aperently it solves lag issues. Just my $.02 of information.