TV Choice and Competition Arrive for Consumers in Six More New Jersey Communities

TV Choice and Competition Arrive for Consumers in Six More New Jersey
Communities
Verizon's FiOS TV and Broadband Products Are Now Available to Residents in 287
Garden State Cities and Towns

NEWARK, N.J., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers in six more New Jersey
cities and towns have another and better option for TV providers now that
Verizon has again expanded its FiOS TV service, making a broad range of
programming choices and superior picture quality available to thousands of
additional New Jersey households.
FiOS TV and broadband services are available to consumers in parts of
Bayonne and West New York in Hudson County, Perth Amboy and Plainfield in
Middlesex County, Loch Arbour in Monmouth County, and Lakewood in Ocean
County. The latest expansion brings to 287 the number of New Jersey cities
and towns where FiOS services are available, delivered over the nation's most
advanced all-fiber network.
"FiOS TV gives consumers in these New Jersey communities an outstanding
and superior alternative for their video entertainment," said Mark Adams,
marketing director for Verizon's New Jersey region. "Customers 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."
New Jersey 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 Essentials Value unlimited calling plan, all for $104.99 a
month for 24 months.
Service highlights include:
-- FiOS TV Premier, the lead offer, delivers more than 200 all-digital
channels.
-- A total of 30 or more high-definition channels for New Jersey
customers, with extraordinary clarity and theater-quality sound.
-- An industry-leading library of more than 10,000 video-on-demand titles
each month, 70 percent of which are free.
-- Channels grouped by genres such as entertainment, sports, news,
shopping, movies and family, making it easy for audiences to find their
favorite programming.
-- An easy-to-use interactive media guide that integrates HD programming,
On Demand content and the 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, a new feature that 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.
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.
Verizon recently announced that FiOS TV customers will get even greater
programming this summer as Verizon adds more than 60 new channels to the
lineup, including HD, sports and multicultural content.
Information on packages and prices is available at www.verizon.com/fiostv.
New Jersey customers 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 has industry-leading quality
and reliability and is the largest of its kind in the country. It directly
connects millions of homes and businesses and is currently under construction
in more than half the states where the company offers landline communications
services.
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.
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 Freehold and other cities around the nation.
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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
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
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as of the end of the first quarter 2008 and last year generated consolidated
operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit
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Rich Young of Verizon, +1-973-649-2279, richard.j.young@verizon.com