TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.

Village Approves Video Franchise for Verizon

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of Wappingers
Falls in Dutchess 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 Wappingers Falls Village Board of Trustees granted a video franchise
to Verizon Wednesday night (April 9), paving the way for video choice in the
community. This vote brings to 106 the total number of New York communities
that have approved video franchises for Verizon. Nearby Wappinger awarded a
TV franchise to Verizon on March 24.
"This is great news for residents of Wappingers Falls, 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 Wappingers Falls 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.*
Wappingers Falls joins a growing list of New York communities that are
paving the way for competition and choice in the television market. In
addition to Wappingers Falls, Verizon has been granted video franchises in the
following communities:
Dutchess County
Town of Wappinger

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.
Orange County
Town of Newburgh

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.
Erie County
Village of Hamburg

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
nearly 66 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,
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