Verizon won't activate - incompetent?

[zuben el genub]

Verizon won't activate the new Nexus tablet on LTE.
Verizon pleads incompetence, skirts illegality by refusing to activate Nexus 7 on its LTE network | ExtremeTech

 

[treb1797]

Verizon updates us on Nexus 7 (2013) LTE certification process

They addressed this situation today. See link

 

[starxpilot]

That's odd, they don't test computers, yet they will test the tablets?

I am curious to how 'legitimate' their 'certification' process is.