Verizon Trialing Fiber-to-the-Home

BRAMBLETON, Va. -- Residents of the new Loudoun County community of Brambleton will live in one of the country's most-wired communities, courtesy of Verizon Communications. The planned community, located about seven miles southeast of Leesburg, will have a state-of-the-art fiber-optic network linking homes in the first phase of the development. This will give Brambleton residents access to the latest in voice, video and data services the day they move in. The Brambleton "fiber-to-the-home" network will bring high-capacity, highly-reliable fiber-optics directly to homes, greatly enhancing customers' ability to surf the Internet, send and receive large data files, and enjoy the benefits of Information Age communication tools. Over this fiber network, Verizon will provide voice services to residents and transport for video and high-speed data services to Brambleton's video and Internet providers. "Verizon is opening the door to limitless communications opportunities for local residents," said Philip Nutsugah, executive director for Verizon's Enhanced Community Services group. "Fiber-enabled technologies will give Brambleton access to a wide variety of services, from speedy Internet access and streaming video to digital cable services, electronic commerce and on-line gaming."Verizon Communications Inc.