Thousands More Households Now Can Order Verizon's FiOS TV, the Only TV
Service Delivered Over Nation's Most Advanced Fiber-Optic Network Straight
to Consumers
NORTHBOROUGH, STOUGHTON, STOW and SUTTON, Mass., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ --
Beginning today, consumers in four more Massachusetts communities --
Northborough, Stoughton, Stow and Sutton -- have more choice in cable TV
providers now that Verizon has introduced FiOS TV, making a broad range of
programming choices and superior picture quality available to thousands
more Massachusetts households.
These four towns are among 78 Massachusetts communities [see list
below] where the company's new television service is or soon will be
offered -- the only TV service delivered over the nation's most advanced
all-fiber network directly connecting to millions of individual homes and
businesses.
Verizon is currently negotiating with several other communities in
Massachusetts to obtain additional franchises. For more information on the
Verizon franchise process in the state, visit http://www.verizon.com/ma.
Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president for Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, said, "FiOS TV gives consumers in Northborough, Stoughton, Stow and
Sutton an outstanding, superior alternative for their video entertainment.
Customers in these towns who liked what FiOS did for their Internet
connection will love what it does for their TV. We've harnessed the vast
capacity of our advanced fiber-optic network to deliver a revolutionary,
new entertainment experience."
Massachusetts residents who are FiOS TV-eligible now have the option to
trim their monthly bills by bundling FiOS TV service, FiOS Internet service
and the Verizon Freedom Value unlimited calling plan, all for $104.99 a
month.
Service highlights include:
-- More than 400 all-digital channels grouped by genres such as
entertainment, sports, news, shopping, movies and family, making it easy
for audiences to find their favorite programming.
-- A total of 31 high-definition (HD) channels for Massachusetts
customers, with extraordinary clarity and theater-quality sound. The
company plans to offer all available major HD programming by year-end.
-- An industry-leading library of more than 10,000 video-on-demand
(VOD) titles each month, 70 percent of which are free. The VOD library also
includes an increasing number of HD titles, and will offer 1,000 HD VOD
titles per month by the end of the year.
-- An easy-to-use interactive media guide that integrates HD
programming, VOD content and the optional digital video recorder along with
broadcast television into a seamless user experience.
-- Set-top boxes ranging from a standard-definition box for $5.99 per
month to the Home Media DVR, featuring a multi-room DVR that enables up to
three simultaneous viewings of recorded programs without requiring
customers to set up a complex home network or buy extra equipment. The
recorder is bundled with Media Manager, which lets customers easily access
photos and music from their personal computer and play them on their
entertainment center where they look and sound the best. A
standard-definition Home Media DVR is $17.99 per month.
-- FiOS TV Widgets, a free interactive feature that provides local
weather and traffic information.
Programming choices for Hispanic, African-American, Asian, Russian and
other multicultural audiences are available in every market, making FiOS TV
an outlet for emerging and independent networks to showcase their diverse
programming.
Information on packages and prices is available at
http://www.verizon.com/fiostv. Northborough, Stoughton, Stow and Sutton consumers
also can call 1-888-GET-FIOS to see if they qualify to order FiOS TV.
FiOS TV is designed to be a formidable competitor to cable and
satellite. Verizon's fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network, the largest of
its kind in the country, is currently under construction in more than half
the states where the company offers landline communications services,
including almost 100 Massachusetts communities.
The network brings the power and capacity of fiber optics directly into
people's homes and has industry-leading quality and reliability. Fiber
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. It 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 services.
(More information about FiOS TV and fiber optics is available in
Verizon's online News Center at http://www.verizon.com/news.)
The value of FiOS TV extends to the installation and customer support.
Specially trained Verizon technicians will install the service and acquaint
subscribers with FiOS TV features and services. Verizon is waiving the
installation fee for up to three existing TV outlets, and there is no
charge to install a needed optical network terminal at the subscriber's
home. Charges for other installation services, such as additional outlets,
may apply. Verizon provides 24 x 7 technical assistance by phone from its
Fiber Solutions Centers in Providence, R.I., and other cities.
[FiOS TV is available in Abington, Acton, Andover, Arlington, Bedford,
Belmont, Boxborough, Boxford, Braintree, Burlington, Canton, Dedham,
Dunstable, Framingham, Franklin, Georgetown, Hamilton, Hingham, Holliston,
Hopkinton, Ipswich, Lakeville, Lawrence, Lincoln, Littleton, Lexington,
Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Marion, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mattapoisett,
Medfield, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Nahant, Natick, Needham,
Newton, Norfolk, North Andover, North Reading, Northborough, Norwood,
Plymouth, Reading, Rochester, Rockland, Rowley, Sherborn, Southborough,
Stoneham, Stoughton, Stow, Sudbury, Sutton, Swampscott, Taunton, Tewksbury,
Topsfield, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Wareham, Wayland,
Wellesley, Wenham, West Newbury, Westborough, Westwood, Wilmington,
Winchester and Woburn, as well as other locations in New York, New Jersey,
California, Delaware, Texas, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia. Verizon also has a TV franchise in
Ashland, Mass.]
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 nearly 69 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 employs a diverse workforce
of more than 228,600 and last year generated consolidated operating
revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
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