Verizon Announces More Than 100 HD Channels in FiOS TV Markets

January 20, 2009

By Jennifer Hull

Verizon has announced its Verizon FiOS TV service now offers 100 or more high-definition (HD) television channels in every market where Verizon FiOS TV is offered. Verizon's FiOS services are delivered over its all-fiber-optic network straight to the customers' homes.

Shawn Strickland, vice president of FiOS products for Verizon, said, "The immense capacity and superior quality of our advanced all-fiber-optic network give customers the best HD experience with more channels, pure HD picture-and-sound quality, and interactive features."

Verizon FiOS TV High-Definition (HD) TV Features

Verizon FiOS TV high-definition features also include: superior picture and sound quality with less pixilation or other digital distortion; technological innovation that provides a multi-room DVR that allows subscribers to use one DVR to record standard- and high-definition programming that can be watched on up to six other sets in the home; and superior service - Verizon FiOS TV scored highest in J.D. Power's 2008 Residential Television Service Satisfaction Study for the East Region and a leading consumer magazine gave FiOS TV the top rating in its most recent survey of television service, with top marks in all six categories it measured including channel choice, image quality, sound quality, reliability, value, and support.

Verizon Special Offer to New FiOS TV Customers

Verizon is making it easier than ever for people to discover the FiOS TV HD difference, with a new promotional offer. New customers who subscribe to FiOS TV between now and February 21 will receive their choice of free use for six months of either a high-definition (HD) digital video recorder (DVR) or an HD Home Media DVR. Customers who take advantage of this offer will save between $95 and $119 during the first six months, depending on the DVR they choose.