by Pivot
Tag: FiOS
Cablevision Sounds Like a Broken Record
Unfortunately for Verizon, Cablevision sounds like a broken record when reporting earnings and operational results. Despite the fanfare of FiOS and its ‘superior’ network, Cablevision has yet to blink. Verizon passes 1.5 million Cablevision homes…
FiOS Coming to Philly: Comcast’s Home Turf
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia City Council on Thursday (Feb. 5) unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing Verizon Pennsylvania to offer its all-fiber-optic FiOS TV service to city residents. As part of the 15-year cable franchise included…
Verizon Looking at FiOS Video Conferencing for the Home
FiOS customers can expect to see some kind of videoconferencing service added to their service package, possibly even this year. But don’t expect the hype around personal videoconferencing that has accompanied past efforts, dating all…
Verizon Achieves 21% Penetration for Video, 25% for FiOS Internet
Verizon’s FiOS numbers look pretty good for the 4th quarter 2008. Despite terrible economic conditions, Verizon managed to improve penetration for both its FiOS video and Internet offerings, now standing at 21% and 25% of…
Verizon Expanding Competition With AT&T?
We first reported about Verizon’s ‘experiment’ of overbuilding AT&T territory with FiOS services back in June 2008. That experiment is apparently expanding. Light Reading reports that Verizon’s reach into AT&T territory with FiOS is growing.…
Verizon Hits 100 HD Nets in All FiOS Markets
NEW YORK – Verizon FiOS TV now provides 100 or more channels of high-definition (HD) television in every market where the TV service is offered, delivering Verizon’s promise to provide the ultimate high-definition home-entertainment experience…
Verizon: TDM Voice Dead in Seven Years
We all know that TDM’s days are numbered. The migration to an all IP network is underway. The only question is how long will it take for IP to replace TDM as the underlying technology…
Verizon FiOS Launches Remote DVR Programming
NEW YORK – Verizon FiOS TV customers now have the option to remotely control their Home Media DVRs either online or via select Verizon Wireless handsets. On-the-go FiOS TV subscribers can use the service to…
Verizon Offers Free HD DVR
NEW YORK – Verizon is making it easier to enjoy the ultimate home-entertainment experience – with a new promotional savings offer for FiOS TV. New customers who subscribe to FiOS TV between now and Feb.…
Consumer Reports: Telco Bundles Are Best
Consumer Reports reports in their February issue that telco triple play bundles represented by Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse are the most consistently “satisfying providers for their Internet, television, and telephone services.” Interestingly enough, Consumer…
Verizon Launching IP Powered FiOS Digital Voice
Verizon is set to launch FiOS Digital Voice in early 2009. The FiOS voice service is an IP voice product and will be bundled with FiOS TV and Internet. Verizon joins AT&T, who has a…
Comcast Launching DOCSIS 3.0 in Additional Markets
Comcast announced pending rollouts of wideband to several additional markets including Baltimore, Atlanta, Chicago, and Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The service should be available by the end of the year in these new markets. Comcast had…