LYNN, Mass. -- Verizon has introduced FiOS TV to consumers in Lynn, Marlborough and Needham, adding 40,000 more households to its growing list of communities where its revolutionary service is available. FiOS TV is now available to more than 177,000 households in the Bay State. Lynn is the company's largest franchise.

Lynn, Marlborough and Needham are among 30 Massachusetts communities where the company's new fiber-optic television service is being offered, delivered over the only all-digital, fiber network that is being made available, on a mass scale, to millions of individual homes and businesses.

The service is also offered in Acton, Andover, Belmont, Boxborough, Boxford, Burlington, Dedham, Hamilton, Hopkinton, Ipswich, Lincoln, Lexington, Lynnfield, Nahant, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Wellesley, Wenham, West Newbury, Winchester and Woburn. The company also has TV franchises in the Massachusetts communities of Marion, Mattapoisett, Needham and Rochester.

"FiOS TV gives Lynn, Marlborough, and Needham consumers an outstanding, superior alternative for their video entertainment," said Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. "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.

"We are hopeful the city of Framingham will follow suit soon," Cupelo added. "Since the launch of FiOS TV in Massachusetts earlier this year, we are continuing our efforts to meet the consumer demand for cable TV choice."

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)