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Verizon FiOS TV Now Available in Four Additional Mass. Communities

August 14, 2008

Verizon has announced it will be offering FiOS TV to four additional communities in Massachusetts bringing to 78 the number of communities where Verizon FiOS TV is or will soon be offered. The most recent additions are Northborough, Stoughton, Stow, and Sutton. Verizon says it is currently in negotiations with other communities in the state to obtain additional franchises to provide FiOS TV service over the company's all-fiber network.

Verizon FiOS TV Service Offered to 78 Massachusetts Communities

Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, said, "FiOS TV gives consumers in Massachusetts a choice for their video entertainment. Customers who liked what FiOS did for their Internet connection will love what it does for their TV."

Verizon FiOS TV Delivers Many Features to Massachusetts Customers

Verizon FiOS TV service highlights include:

* More than 400 all-digital channels grouped by genres such as entertainment, sports, news, shopping, movies, and family.

* 31 high-definition (HD) channels for Massachusetts customers. The company plans to offer all available major HD programming by year-end.

* A library of more than 10,000 video-on-demand (VOD) titles each month, 70 percent of which are free. The VOD library also includes an increasing number of HD titles, and will offer 1,000 HD VOD titles per month by the end of the year.

* An easy-to-use interactive media guide.

* Set-top boxes ranging from a standard-definition box to the Home Media DVR, featuring a multi-room DVR that enables up to three simultaneous viewings of recorded programs without requiring customers to set up a complex home network or buy extra equipment. The recorder is bundled with Media Manager, which lets customers easily access photos and music from their personal computer and play them on their entertainment center where they look and sound the best.

* FiOS TV Widgets, a free interactive feature that provides local weather and traffic information.

Verizon FiOS TV Offers Multicultural Programming

Programming choices for Hispanic, African-American, Asian, Russian and other multicultural audiences are available in every market.