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VZ Adds FiOS to 15 in NY

August 27, 2007 |

NEW YORK -- An innovative, reliable and competitive alternative to cable TV is coming to more New York consumers as Verizon expands its industry-leading FiOS TV service, which is provided on the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes.

Verizon is now taking orders for FiOS TV in parts of the Westchester County communities of Yonkers, Scarsdale and Bronxville, and on Long Island in the villages of Floral Park and South Floral Park. In addition, Verizon has launched FiOS TV in the following parts of the Town of Islip: Bayport, Bay Shore, Bohemia, Hauppauge, Holbrook, Oakdale, Ronkonkoma, Sayville, West Islip and West Sayville.

The company already offers FiOS TV in more than 120 New York communities through cable franchises that have been approved in Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant, Spring Valley, Old Field, White Plains, Rye Brook, Irvington, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown, Eastchester, Mount Kisco, Elmsford, Port Chester, Tuckahoe, Orangetown, Piermont, the Town of Greenburgh, Airmont, Clarkstown, Nyack, South Nyack, Upper Nyack, Grandview-on-Hudson, Sands Point, North Castle, Chestnut Ridge, West Haverstraw, the Town of Haverstraw, New Hyde Park, North Hempstead, Bayville, Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream, Freeport, Williston Park, Huntington, Smithtown, Hempstead and Oyster Bay. Verizon also has been granted franchises by Cortlandt, New Rochelle, Garden City, Nissequogue, Poquott and the Village of Haverstraw, and will launch FiOS TV in these communities soon.

[NOTE: See complete list below of New York communities where FiOS TV is now available.]

"Residents of these communities now can join the other New Yorkers who have been given an outstanding, superior choice for their video entertainment," said Monica Azare, Verizon senior vice president for New York and Connecticut. "FiOS TV will bring something to consumers they've never had before, with incredible pictures and sound clarity and innovative new services -- all from a brand they know and trust.

"Customers who liked what FiOS did for their Internet connection will love what it does for their TV. We've harnessed the speed and capacity of fiber-based broadband with the power of broadcast to create a revolutionary, new entertainment experience," said Azare.

Verizon Business



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