Consumers in 73 More Massachusetts Communities Now Can Get Verizon's Fastest DSL-Based...

Consumers in 73 More Massachusetts Communities Now Can Get Verizon's Fastest
DSL-Based Internet Service
300,000 More Bay State Customers Can Combine High Speed Internet Service With
Voice, Video Services for Excellent Value, Added Savings

BOSTON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualifying consumers in 73 more
Massachusetts communities now have a new broadband option from Verizon, as the
company continues to roll out its ultra-fast High Speed Internet service. It
more than doubles the download speed of Verizon's current fastest digital
subscriber line, or DSL, service and provides an appealing alternative to
cable Internet.
The new Verizon High Speed Internet service offers qualified customers a
downstream connection speed of up to 7 megabits per second (Mbps) for as low
as $39.99 a month when ordered with an annual service plan.
In February, Verizon announced a $200 million investment in broadband
expansion in Massachusetts, including the launch of the company's ultra-fast
High Speed Internet service in 24 central and western Massachusetts
communities. Verizon is now announcing an expansion of the service, making it
available to more than 300,000 households and small businesses in 97
Massachusetts communities (see list below).
"Verizon 7 Megabit High Speed Internet is the way to go for qualifying
residents in Massachusetts who are looking for a better alternative to
high-priced cable Internet," said Bob Driscoll, Verizon's vice president of
sales and marketing in New England. "Our super-fast DSL provides all the
speed you need for everything you do online -- and at a reasonable cost. From
digital music and streaming video to photo sharing and online gaming, to video
conferencing and working from home -- it's faster, easier and more affordable
with Verizon High Speed Internet."
Consumers can get more information of service availability, pricing and
features by calling 877-483-5898 or visiting verizon.com/superspeed.
Bundled Services Bring It All Together for Customers
Verizon customers can bundle Verizon High Speed Internet service with a
Verizon Freedom calling plan and all-digital FiOS TV or DIRECTV service,
giving them unlimited calling, high-speed Internet access, and in-home video
service for additional savings -- all on one bill from a name they trust.
With ONE-BILL service, customers can even add their Verizon Wireless account
to their bill for added convenience.
About Verizon High Speed Internet
Verizon High Speed Internet service is delivered on a dedicated line from
Verizon's central office to the customer's home and is backed by live, 24 x 7
customer service and technical support. High Speed Internet subscribers have
access to an extensive collection of features and services, including:
-- Online protection with Verizon Internet Security Suite: In one
download, this comprehensive online protection suite provides
anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewall, parental control, pop-up blocker
and privacy manager protection that run continuously behind the
scene. The suite automatically updates every three hours. Just set
it and forget it. The cost is just $4.99 a month for use on up to
three household computers.

-- Verizon Enhanced Email: Expanded storage capacity -- up to 4
gigabytes -- lets customers store as much mail as they want for as
long as they want on Verizon servers. Anywhere access -- from your
mobile phone to your home e-mail account -- is easy with select Get
It Now-enabled phones from Verizon Wireless. Users can sign up for
a complimentary rich Internet e-mail application to better organize
their messages and contacts and send attachments of up to 25
megabytes.

-- Verizon Premium Tech Support: A unique service that provides expert
one-on-one assistance for a wide variety of issues like spyware,
adware, viruses, hardware problems, computer operating systems and
other issues not typically covered by Internet service providers.
The service supports routers, network cards, video cards, sound
cards, CD/DVD reader-writer, hard drives, flash memory systems,
printers, scanners, gaming consoles, firewalls and more. The cost
is $14.99 a month.

-- Online gaming from Verizon: Play hundreds of the most popular PC
games for free with Verizon Arcade, or choose from a variety of
Verizon Games on Demand packages, including Family Place, a package
that features more than 400 family-friendly casual games for just
$7.99 a month.

-- Free entertainment for children of all ages with Disney Connection:
From activities, games and classic cartoons to movie previews, music
videos and more, Disney Connection provides age-appropriate content
for preschoolers, kids, teens and Disney enthusiasts. The content
includes access to Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online and Disney
Game Kingdom Online.

-- Free news from ABC News Now: A 24-hour news and information channel,
ABC News Now delivers live breaking news, headlines every half hour,
and more than 25 original news, lifestyle and entertainment programs
such as "Politics Live," "What's the Buzz" and "Money Matters."

-- Free sports from ESPN360: The service offers programming that
includes hundreds of hours of live games, analysis and exclusive
content on-demand with exclusive access to the Internet's best
events.

-- One-of-a-Kind NFL Experience Online: Customers who subscribe to
Verizon High Speed Internet and DIRECTV from Verizon enjoy the added
benefit of free access to NFL Network Game Extra, a unique service
that includes live, online broadcasts of Thursday and Saturday pro
football games. Viewers of the online broadcasts will have access to
alternate camera angles and live audio feeds and have the ability to
view one of four camera angles, or all four angles simultaneously.
The online service can be accessed anywhere in the world through any
broadband connected computer.

[Verizon's ultra-fast High Speed Internet service is available in
Acushnet, Adams, Ashfield, Assonet, Athol, Attleboro, Auburn, Bass River,
Bedford, Berlin, Bernardston, Bolton, Boylston, Brighton, Brimfield, Brockton,
Bryantville, Cataumet, Charlemont, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chester, Chesterfield,
Clinton, Conway, Dighton, East Longmeadow, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Gardner,
Gilbertville, Granville, Greendale, Hamilton, Hampden, Hanover, Harvard,
Hatfield, Haverhill, Holden, Holliston, Holyoke, Hubbardston, Hudson,
Huntington, Littleton, Longmeadow, Malden, Mansfield, Marblehead, Medfield,
Millers Fall, Milton, Montague, Natick, New Bedford, North Attleboro, North
Reading, Northfield, Norton, Oakham, Otis, Oxford, Petersham, Quincy,
Randolph, Rehoboth, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Rowley, Roxbury,
Russell, Rutland, Saugus, Shelburne Falls, Siasconset, Southwick, Spencer,
Stockbridge, Topsfield, Townsend, Turner's Falls, Walpole, Waltham, Ware,
Watertown, Wayland, Webster, Wellfleet, West Stockbridge, Westford, Weymouth,
Whitinsville, Winthrop and Worcester.]
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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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Phil Santoro of Verizon, +1-617-743-4760, philip.g.santoro@verizon.com