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Verizon FiOS TV Offers 100 HD Channels in Rhode Island

November 10, 2008


By Mike Peters

Verizon FiOS TV announced it has added 18 channels - 16 of which are high-definition (HD) - to its TV lineup in Rhode Island. FiOS TV customers in the region will now have more than 500 channels, including 102 HD channels.


Special Limited Time Offer for Verizon FiOS TV Customers

And, for a limited time, new customers who sign up for FiOS TV will enjoy free access for 90 days to three premium entertainment packages - Cinemax, HBO, and FiOS TV's Movie Package, plus more than 9,000 free video-on-demand (VOD) titles per month. This will give customers free access to 70 premium channels, 40 of which are high-definition (HD), such as HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Starz, The Movie Channel, Encore, Sundance Channel, and IFC, and includes more than 1,800 VOD titles. Customers will also be able to view 800 Hollywood blockbusters each month, HBO award-winning original series, movie premieres, and World Championship Boxing.

Verizon FiOS TV Fiber Network Delivers 102 HD Channels

"The superiority of Verizon's all-fiber, FiOS network is what enables us to deliver the most channels and the most HD in Rhode Island," said Bob Driscoll, Verizon regional vice president of sales. "High-definition viewing is a must-have for so many of our customers, and we are making more of it available all the time. We can stay ahead of the competition because our programming runs on our 100 percent fiber network all the way to the home."

Verizon FiOS TV HD Entertainment, Sports, and News Channels

FiOS TV customers in Rhode Island can currently watch popular HD channels including Animal Planet, TLC, Science Channel, and Smithsonian Channel. New HD programming includes FX, The Biography Channel, and Superstation WGN HD.

For those who want the best in news, Verizon has added Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel in HD; movie buffs now can get MGM HD and the Hallmark Movie Channel in HD; viewers who watch home-and-leisure programming can now enjoy QVC, the Travel Channel, and Planet Green; kids and teens can enjoy their favorite shows on the Disney Channel, Toon Disney, and ABC Family; and sports fans will be able to see three new HD sports channels: ESPNews HD for 24-hour sports news, The Tennis Channel, and Speed HD which is dedicated to motor sports.

In addition to the new HD content, Verizon has launched two new standard-definition channels in the region: Current TV and RFD TV.