Verizon FiOS TV Service Now Available to Nearly 224,000 Households in 76 Southeastern Pennsylvania Communities

Verizon FiOS TV Service Now Available to Nearly 224,000 Households in 76 Southeastern Pennsylvania Communities

Verizon Delivers Video Service Over Nation's Most Advanced Fiber-Optic Network Direct to Consumers' Homes

Consumers Can Order Bundle of Voice, FiOS Internet and FiOS TV Services for as Little as $99.99 a Month

PHILADELPHIA, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers in five more communities in the greater Philadelphia area now have a choice of video providers as Verizon expands its amazing FiOS TV service to some 32,000 households in Chalfont, Ivyland and Hilltown in Bucks County and in Hatboro and Lower Merion in Montgomery County.

And they can get a great value with a bundle of FiOS Internet, FiOS TV and Verizon's reliable voice service for as little as $99.99 a month.

These Bucks County and Montgomery County residents join consumers in 71 other southeastern Pennsylvania communities who already can signup for FiOS TV, the only television service delivered over the nation's most advanced fiver-optic network straight to consumers' homes. FiOS TV now is available to nearly 224,000 Pennsylvania households.

"The response to FiOS TV has been outstanding since we began offering the service seven months ago," said William B. Petersen, president of Verizon Pennsylvania. "Each day more Pennsylvanians are choosing Verizon and telling us they love the service -- especially the superior picture quality. And now Chalfont, Ivyland, Hilltown, Hatboro and Lower Merion consumers can join the FiOS revolution."

(NOTE: See attached list of all Pennsylvania communities where FiOS
TVcurrently is available.)

Consumers can check online at www.verizon.com/pa/tv9 to see if FiOS TV is already available in their area, or to request that Verizon contact them when FiOS TV is available. Consumers also can call their local Verizon sales office or 1-888-619-5388.

Service Highlights, Great Bundle Offers

Verizon's FiOS TV Premier package delivers 200 all-digital channels for $42.99 per month. In the Philadelphia market, FiOS TV customers have access to 28 high-definition (HD) channels and approximately 8,600 on-demand titles, 60 percent of which are free. Sports fans subscribing to FiOS TV Premier in the Philadelphia market will also receive SportsNet Philadelphia at no extra charge.

Verizon offers three set-top boxes: standard definition for $4.99 per month; high definition, which includes HD channels, for $9.99 per month; and a dual-tuner, HD-capable digital video recorder for $12.99 per month.

Verizon also offers innovative features not available from other providers, such as Home Media DVR (digital video recorder) and FiOS TV Widgets. Home Media DVR, at $19.99 per month, has a multi-room DVR feature enabling up to three simultaneous viewings of recorded programs without requiring customers to set up a complex home network or buy extra equipment. Customers also can access photos and music on their PCs and play them on their TV. FiOS TV Widgets is a free interactive feature that provides viewers with local weather and traffic information while they're watching their favorite shows.

In addition to FiOS TV, consumers can get super-fast Internet access over Verizon's all-fiber network. FiOS Internet service delivers download speeds of up to 30 Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of up to 5 Mbps.*

Verizon is offering new two-service and three-service packages of voice, FiOS Internet and TV products. In the two-service package, customers can purchase Verizon's Freedom Essentials calling plan -- which includes three popular calling features, unlimited local and domestic long-distance calling -- with FiOS Internet service at a download speed of up to 5 Mbps for $69.99 a month for a two-year commitment. Customers also can add FiOS TV Premier Service to the package for a total of $99.99 a month for a two-year commitment.

Verizon will bring FiOS TV in 2007 and beyond to additional communities in Pennsylvania where it has obtained franchises. In addition to Pennsylvania, Verizon currently offers FiOS TV in parts of California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Virginia. The company is preparing to offer FiOS TV in parts of Indiana and Rhode Island.

The value of FiOS TV extends to installation and customer support. Specially trained Verizon technicians will install the service and acquaint subscribers with FiOS TV features and services. Verizon is waiving the installation fee for up to three existing TV outlets, and there is no charge to install a needed optical network terminal at the subscriber's home. Charges for other installation services, such as additional outlets, may apply. Verizon provides 24x7 technical assistance by phone from its specialized Fiber Solutions Centers.

* NOTE: Actual (throughput) speeds will vary.

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FiOS TV currently is available in parts
of the following southeastern Pennsylvania communities:

(NOTE: FiOS TV is newly available to communities marked by an *)

BUCKS COUNTY DELAWARE COUNTY
Bensalem Township Aston Township
Chalfont Borough* Bethel Township
Doylestown Borough Chadds Ford Township
Doylestown Township Chester Heights Borough
Hilltown Township* Concord Township
Hulmeville Borough Edgmont Township
Ivyland Borough* Middletown Township
Langhorne Borough Newtown Township
Langhorne Manor Borough Radnor Township
Lower Makefield Township Thornbury Township
Lower Southampton Township
New Britain Borough
New Britain Township
Newtown Borough
Newtown Township
Northampton Township
Penndel Borough
Plumstead Township
Upper Makefield Township
Upper Southampton Township
Warminster Township
Warrington Township
Warwick Township
Wrightstown Township
Yardley Borough

CHESTER COUNTY MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Birmingham Township Ambler Borough
Charlestown Township Hatboro Borough*
East Bradford Township Hatfield Borough
East Goshen Township Hatfield Township
East Marlborough Township Horsham Township
East Pikeland Township Lansdale Borough
East Whiteland Township Lower Gwynedd Township
Easttown Township Lower Merion Township*
Malvern Borough Lower Moreland Township
Phoenixville Borough Montgomery Township
Pocopson Township Springfield Township
Schuylkill Township Towamencin Township
Thornbury Township Upper Dublin Township
Tredyffrin Township Upper Gwynedd Township
Uwchlan Township Upper Merion Township
West Bradford Township Upper Moreland Township
West Chester Borough Upper Providence Township
West Goshen Township Whitemarsh Township
West Pikeland Township Whitpain Township
West Whiteland Township
Westtown Township

FCMN Contact: steven.b.marcus@verizon.com

Source: Verizon

CONTACT: Lee Gierczynski, +1-412-633-5574,
lee.j.gierczynski@verizon.com, or Sharon Shaffer, +1-215-963-6200,
sharon.b.shaffer@verizon.com, both of Verizon

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http://www.verizon.com/pa/tv9
http://www.verizon.com/news

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