Why is Montgomery County fighting so hard against approving a franchise agreement for Verizon? MediaPost Publications has reported,

"Verizon needs to show that FiOS is worthwhile to local officials--from an investment and consumer point of view. While its state-of-the-art fiber optic system is faster and offers more high-definition channels, some counties are balking that the service is not that much better than existing cable systems."

Verizon has proven, again and again, that they are willing to offer a superior, yet competative product; being approved in counties across the state, but now there are counties questioning if they can offer a better product? It's stupid, nothing but a shameless ploy to delay an agreement with Verizon.