Village Board Approves Video Franchise for Verizon
WESLEY HILLS, N.Y., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of the Town of
Wesley Hills in Rockland County are a major step closer to having a real
choice for their cable television service, thanks to a newly approved
agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV service, delivered over
the most advanced fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes.
The Wesley Hills Village Board granted a video franchise to Verizon
Tuesday night (May 13), paving the way for video choice in the community.
This vote brings to 110 the total number of New York communities that have
approved video franchises for Verizon.
"This is great news for residents of the Village of Wesley Hills, who
now will have a new choice for their video entertainment," said Monica
Azare, Verizon senior vice president for New York and Connecticut.
"Consumers here will be able to choose their cable provider as easily as
they choose their phone company. Competition like this drives innovation
and value, and puts the consumer in control."
As with all local franchise approvals in New York, the agreement
between Verizon and the Village of Wesley Hills is subject to review by the
New York State Public Service Commission.
Verizon's FiOS TV is a formidable competitor to cable and satellite,
offering a broad collection of all-digital programming, 30 high-definition
(HD) channels in the New York market and access to more than 10,000
on-demand titles, 70 percent of which are free.
Verizon's fiber network delivers amazingly sharp pictures and sound,
and has the capacity to transmit a wide array of high-definition
programming that is so clear and intense it seems to leap from the TV
screen. In addition to FiOS TV, Verizon's fiber network also delivers
Internet download speeds of up to 50 Mbps (megabits per second) and upload
speeds of up to 20 Mbps, as well as high-quality voice service.*
The Village of Wesley Hills joins a growing list of New York
communities that are paving the way for competition and choice in the
television market. In addition to the Village of Wesley Hills, Verizon has
been granted video franchises in the following communities:
Rockland County
Nyack, South Nyack, Upper Nyack, Grandview-on-Hudson, Clarkstown,
Orangetown, Piermont, Airmont, the town of Haverstraw, West Haverstraw,
Chestnut Ridge, Spring Valley, Stony Point, the village of Haverstraw,
Suffern and Hillburn.
Dutchess County
Town of Wappinger
Wappingers Falls
Orange County
Town of Newburgh
Erie County
Hamburg
Village of Orchard Park
Town of Orchard Park
Westchester County
Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown, Irvington, the Town of Greenburgh,
Eastchester, Mount Kisco, Elmsford, Port Chester, Tuckahoe, White Plains,
Rye Brook, North Castle, Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant, Yonkers, Scarsdale,
Bronxville, New Rochelle, Cortlandt, Peekskill, Buchanan, Rye, Larchmont,
the village of Mamaroneck, the town of Mamaroneck, Pelham Manor, Sleepy
Hollow, Briarcliff Manor, the town of Ossining and the village of Ossining.
Long Island
Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East
Hills, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream, Freeport, Williston Park,
New Hyde Park, Sands Point, Bayville, Old Field, Floral Park, South Floral
Park, Garden City, Nissequogue, Poquott, East Williston, Head of the
Harbor, Mill Neck, Stewart Manor, Centre Island, Malverne, Huntington Bay,
The Branch, Oyster Bay Cove, Flower Hill, Great Neck, Great Neck Estates,
Great Neck Plaza, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Munsey Park, North
Hills, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn
Harbor, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock, Thomaston, Bellerose and Lloyd
Harbor; and in the towns of North Hempstead, Huntington, Smithtown,
Hempstead, Oyster Bay and Islip.
* NOTE: actual (throughput) speeds will vary.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a
leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless
communication innovations to mass market, business, government and
wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable
wireless network, serving more than 67 million customers nationwide.
Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers
innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world,
and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged
communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's
most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employed a
diverse workforce of approximately 232,000 as of the end of the first
quarter 2008 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of
$93.5 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
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