The City of Boston and Verizon have expanded an agreement that was struck in 2016. The carrier will enlarge its wireless network, bring Fios Internet and TV to neighborhoods not in the original franchise agreement, densify its small cell network…
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A Free Year of Amazon Prime Now Comes with Verizon Fios Gigabit Service
Verizon Fios gigabit service now has an extra perk, a free year of Amazon Prime, the company announced yesterday. Just in time for holiday shopping, the offer extends to both new and existing Amazon Prime subscribers. In addition to the…
Faster Speeds Including Frontier Gigabit Launching Across Fios and Vantage Fiber Markets
Frontier gigabit service, the company’s fastest residential broadband service, is being introduced in the company’s FiOS and Vantage Fiber markets. The company also has increased its new consumer broadband offering to 200/200 Mbps and added 300 Mbps symmetrical tiers previously…
Frontier XGS-PON Path Revealed, Eyes 10 Gbps Broadband Capability with Nokia Platform
Frontier will be upgrading their Fios FTTP markets with Nokia’s XGS-PON platform, paving a path towards being able to offer 10 Gbps broadband service, Nokia announced yesterday. Frontier XGS-PON technology will be used in their Fios FTTP territories including Texas,…
ACSI: Fios Tops in ISP Customer Satisfaction But That’s Not Saying Much
Internet service providers (ISPs) are performing worse than ever in terms of customer expectations, according to a new ISP customer satisfaction study from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Specifically, ISPs had a 62 satisfaction score out of 100, down…
ACSI: Video Customer Satisfaction Higher for Streaming Services Than Linear TV
Video streaming services scored a 75 out of 100 for video customer satisfaction in their inaugural appearance on the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ACSI) Telecommunications Report, far outdistancing subscription TV’s score of 62. Subscription TV’s score was down 3.1% from…
Verizon Leans on IoT Growth, Fios Broadband to Maintain Revenue Growth in 1Q18
Verizon today reported first-quarter 2018 results highlighted by consolidated revenue growth and strong Verizon Wireless customer loyalty. Verizon revenues were up 6% over the same period last year. For first-quarter 2018, Verizon reported EPS of $1.11, compared with 84 cents…
Fios Teams With Xbox To Give Customers the Best Internet With the Best Games
April 5, 2018 –When it comes to gaming, there are lots of factors that can mean the difference between winning and losing. More and more, gamers recognize that a strong high speed Internet connection is one of the most, if not…
Verizon CFO Still Bullish on Fios Future
Despite an industry-wide shift away from traditional pay TV, Verizon is still bullish about its Fios offering, which traditionally has bundled broadband with other services including pay TV and/or voice. The company still sees growth in the Fios future, on…
2018’s Best Resolution: Netflix on 100% Fiber-optic Verizon Fios
February 13, 2018 — BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Fios Internet/TV customers with Multi-Room DVR Enhanced or Premium service can now stream Netflix originals like Stranger Things 2 along with hundreds of popular movies and acclaimed TV shows directly from their Fios Interactive Media Guide…
Verizon A+E Networks Deal Illustrates Growing Digital Reach
Verizon has spent the past few years spending billions of dollars on digital media brands including Aol and Yahoo, generating questions about strategy and monetization. A new Verizon A+E Networks deal sheds some light on these questions. News of a…
CFO: Verizon 5G Plans Will Target 30M Homes Outside of Fios Markets with Fixed Gigabit Wireless
Verizon 5G plans include a fixed gigabit wireless target market of 30 million homes, said Matt Ellis, Verizon chief financial officer, today. The estimate is based on what Verizon has learned about 5G propagation at millimeter wave frequencies in trials…
