Verizon's FiOS TV Approved in Williston Park, N.Y.

Verizon's FiOS TV Approved in Williston Park, N.Y.

Consumers One Step Closer to Choice and Competition

WILLISTON PARK, N.Y., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of this Long Island village are a major step closer to having a real choice for their cable television services, thanks to a vote Wednesday night (April 18) by the Williston Park Board of Trustees to approve a video franchise that authorizes Verizon to offer its FiOS TV service, delivered over the most advanced fiber- optic network straight to customers' homes.

"This is great news for residents of Williston Park, who now will have a new choice for their video entertainment," said Monica Azare, Verizon senior vice president for New York and Connecticut. "Verizon's FiOS TV offers consumers something they've never had before, with incredible pictures and sound clarity and innovative new services - all from a brand they know and trust."

Williston Park joins a growing list of New York communities that are paving the way for competition and choice in the television market. In addition to Williston Park, Verizon has been granted video franchises on Long Island in the villages of Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream and Freeport, and in the towns of Huntington, Smithtown, Hempstead and Oyster Bay. Verizon also has video franchises in the Westchester County communities of White Plains, Irvington, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown, Eastchester, Mount Kisco, Elmsford, Port Chester, Tuckahoe and the Town of Greenburgh; and in the Rockland County communities of Airmont, Piermont, Orangetown, Clarkstown, Nyack, South Nyack, Upper Nyack and Grandview-on-Hudson.

As with all local franchise approvals in New York, the agreement between Verizon and Williston Park is subject to review by the New York State Public Service Commission.

Verizon's FiOS TV is a formidable competitor to cable and satellite, offering a broad collection of all-digital programming, more than 20 high- definition (HD) channels in the New York market and access to more than 8,600 on-demand titles, 60 percent of which are free.

Verizon's fiber network delivers amazingly sharp pictures and sound, and has the capacity to transmit a wide array of high-definition programming that is so clear and intense it seems to leap from the TV screen. In addition to FiOS TV, Verizon's fiber network also delivers Internet download speeds of up to 50 Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of up to 5 Mbps, as well as high-quality voice service.*

*NOTE: actual (throughput) speeds will vary.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 59 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which operates one of the most expansive wholly owned global IP networks, and Verizon Telecom, which is deploying the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network to deliver the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services to customers. A Dow 30 company, Verizon has a diverse workforce of approximately 242,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $88 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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