Verizon Communications Inc. has expanded the availability of its FiOS TV service to eight additional cities in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area.
The latest FiOS TV expansion provides options for subscription television and on-demand programming, along with a new triple-play option of voice, Internet and television services on one bill, to a large number of Verizon customers in Allen, Corinth, Denton, Double Oak, Hebron, Lucas, Parker and St. Paul.
The new network is the largest of its kind in the country and is currently under construction in more than half the states where Verizon offers landline communications services. Verizon first began offering its fiber-optic-based TV service in September of last year in Keller.
Verizon will continue to expand FiOS TV’s availability to more North Texas households in the months ahead as it continues to construct its all-fiber network.
“Progressive state legislation enacted one year ago has enabled us to more quickly roll out our TV service in North Texas,” said Steve Banta, Verizon’s Southwest region president.
According to Verizon, early response to the television, data and voice offerings in North Texas has been strong. When Verizon reported its 2006 second-quarter earnings in August, it noted that in markets where the company has been selling FiOS TV for at least six months, its penetration levels already average 10 percent.
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