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The Nation’s Top-Rated Broadband Service
With the dramatic growth of advanced Internet applications and high-
definition television programming, consumers have become intense users
of bandwidth. In the highly competitive world of broadband, not all services
are created equal. Verizon’s innovative FiOS Internet and TV services travel
on fiber-optic cables all the way to our customers’ homes, providing content
quality and bandwidth capacity that are unsurpassed. In fact, J.D. Power
and Associates ranked Verizon “Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among
Residential Television (two years in a row) and High-Speed Internet Service
Providers in the East.” 2
FiOS was designed around today’s highly interactive digital lifestyle.
If you’ve ever sat in traffic while cars speed by the other way, then you
have an idea of how data traffic moves differently in both directions on
other broadband networks, where uploading a video takes far longer than
downloading it. Because of our unique network design, FiOS Internet gives
customers the fastest possible speeds for both downstream and upstream
content, meaning they can quickly upload photos and videos to family
and friends, experience sharp real-time videoconference connections with
co-workers or enjoy online interactive video games without delays. With
the introduction of our new symmetrical speeds of up to 35 megabits per
second in both directions, Verizon is taking interactive broadband to levels
that other providers can’t match.
Verizon’s FiOS TV service is also delivered over Verizon’s all-fiber-optic
network, providing industry-leading quality and reliability. Fiber delivers
amazingly sharp pictures and sound and has the capacity to transmit a
wide array of high-definition programming. The FiOS platform is capable of
integrating Internet and TV functions, which has fostered the development
of dynamic new on-screen TV widgets that enrich the entertainment
experience by bringing Web applications to the TV screen. Verizon’s
Facebook and Twitter widgets, for example, turn static TV into social TV by
letting customers connect with others while watching their favorite shows.
FiOS TV’s NFL RedZone and ESPN Fantasy Sports widgets convert a living
room into a virtual sports center, with instant access to statistics, scores,
news and real-time critical plays.
Verizon has built the foundation to provide the advanced broadband
services customers will want in the years ahead. As demand grows, our
network can be easily upgraded to provide additional capacity. This allows
us to plan for innovative services like 3-D video and Ultra High-Definition
programming that will require the immense bandwidth of an all-fiber
broadband network.
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