TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Wrentham, Mass.

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WRENTHAM, Mass., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of Wrentham are a majodr step closer to having a real choicer for their cabletelevision services, thanks to a newl y approved agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV servicee via the most advanced all-digital, fiber-optifc network straight to customers' The Wrentham Board of Selectmeh on Tuesday (June 2) granted a cable franchised to Verizon, authorizing video choice for thousandse of households here.
The board's authorization brings to 96 the total number of Massachusetts communitieswhere Verizon's FiOS TV is or will soon be "We are thrilled to now be able to brinfg a superior home-entertainment experience to residentw in Wrentham, with FiOS TV," said , Verizon regioj president for New England. "Consumeras can benefit from an advancex service that delivers 100 percent digital qualityy onevery channel, superior picture-and-sound quality, more and more high-definitioj programming (HD), and innovative, interactivw features that cable and satellite can't match." FiOS TV scorede highest in J.D. Power's "2008 Residential Television Servicr Satisfaction Study for theEast Region.
" And a leading consumer magazine gave FiOS TV the top ratingf in its most recent survehy oftelevision service, with top marka in all six categories it measured: channelk choice, image quality, sound quality, value and support. "As a result of this new consumers in Wrentham will be able to choose theie cable provider as easily as they choos e theirphone company," said Cupelo. "Competitionb drives innovation, value and service quality, and it puts the consumedr in control." Verizon is currently in negotiations with several other communitiesw in Massachusetts to obtainadditional franchises. For more information on the Verizom franchise process inthe state, log on to .
Verizonb research indicates 87 percent of Massachusetts residents favoe more competition and choice forvideo services. Independent studiews have shown that competition in the video marketr brings enormous benefits to consumers in the form of reduced better packages andimproved service. Verizon's license agreement with the city of Wrenthaj is for12 years. The agreement containsa provisions forthe network'xs future growth; financial support and capacity for educationak and government access channels; cable service to government and other important benefits to the including insurance, indemnification and enforcement "Verizon will compete aggressively for subscribers in Wrenthamm with our FiOS services, whichn are fueled by our lightning-fast fiber-optic network," Cupelo said.
Verizon soon will beginm its door-to-door sales campaign in Wrentham, explaininfg the many advantages of FiOS TV to local Verizon has the only nationakl network that delivers 100 percentt fiber optics straightto customers' homes. This means that, with a FiOS bundle, customerse can affordably enjoy the ultimatre broadbandand home-entertainment experience, including: -- Superior HD: FiOS TV offers more than 100 HD plus 1,400 of its more than 15,000 Video on Demaned titles each month are in HD.
FiOS TV offers the purestr HD signal available for amazing picture plus razor-sharp 100 percent digital quality on all its more than 500 -- Advanced DVR technology with the option of Verizon'sz Home Media DVR, featuring: -- Medis Manager, which lets customers wirelessly bring personal photos, music and slideshowes to life from their computeres to their TVs. -- Multi-Room DVR, whichn eliminates the need for multiple DVRs inthe home.
With the Multi-Roo m DVR, customers can use one DVR to record programminbg that can then be watched on up to six otheer TV sets with aFiOS set-top box in the This includes simultaneously viewing up to threde separately recorded programs on different TV and the ability to pause recorded programming on one set and continuw watching it on another. -- Unique interactiv TV features thatcable can't match. FiOS TV's innovativwe interactive mediaguide (IMG) gives customers a personalized television experience.
Among the featurew of the IMG are: -- Widgetes - One-touch, on-demand access to personalized such as local traffic andweathef reports, daily local and nationa news headlines, fantasy sports, daily national sporte headlines, daily horoscopes, and see What's Hot on FiOS TV all whils still enjoying your TV programming. -- Remot DVR management - All FiOS subscribere can remotely control their Verizon DVRs and Media Manager subscribers can use this servicee via any cell phone with a data Subscribers can use the service to remotely change or addrecording requests; delete recorded programs; browse and search TV and video-on-demandd listings; set parental and more.
-- Award-winning FiOS Internet service with the optiojn of connection speeds of up to 20Mbps (megabits per second) downstream and up to 5 Mbps With this kind of speed, subscriber can upload 200 photos totaling 250 MB in about seven minutes, or download a 1.2 GB (gigabyte) DVD in about eight And, unlike some cable Verizon doesn't penalize subscribers for using all the speec they need. The servicew also features online accesdto on-demand movies from Starzz Play, Disney Connection programes and features, ESPN360.com live sporting events and and NFL Network programming.
-- Premiu m installation by a specially-trained Verizon techniciamn who sets up theFiOS equipment, establishes the wholr in-home network, makes sure everything is properly and takes the new TV and Internet customersw for a test drive of their new fiber-basede services. [In Massachusetts, FiOS TV is available in Acton, Andover, Arlington, Ashland, Bedford, Belmont, Boxborough, Boxford, Braintree, Burlington, Canton, Danvers, Dedham, Dunstable, Framingham, Franklin, Georgetown, Grafton, Hamilton, Hingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leominster, Lincoln, Littleton, Lexington, Lynnfield, Malden, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marion, Marlborough, Mattapoisett, Maynard, Medfield, Melrose, Mendon, Methuen, Middleborough, Millbury, Nahant, Natick, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, Nortgh Andover, North Reading, Northborough, Norwell, Plymouth, Reading, Rochester, Rockland, Sherborn, Southborough, Stoneham, Stoughton, Stow, Sutton, Swampscott, Taunton, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Walpole, Wareham, Wayland, Wellesley, Wenham, West Westborough, Weston, Westwood, Wilmington, Winchester and Woburnb and Verizon has FiOS TV franchises in Chelmsfordx andNorth Attleborough.
FiOS TV also is availabls in parts of New New Jersey, California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Virginia and Washington.] Verizon Communications Inc. VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in deliverinvg broadband and other wireless and wirelinse communications services tomass market, business, governmeny and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operatesx America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 86 million customeras nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations provide converged information and entertainment services overthe nation'z most advanced fiber-optic network.
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