Building a Broadband Future for Maryland... Today!
Our investment in Maryland's network infrastructure is an investment in the economic future of the state. Customer demand for speed, mobility and control is the driving force in communications.
At Verizon, we are constantly transforming to compete and win in this environment. We are differentiating ourselves in the marketplace by building superior networks and delivering innovative technologies - particularly in consumer broadband, business and government, and wireless.
Verizon maintained its network leadership position throughout 2011 by further deploying new wireline and wireless technologies, expanding capabilities in network infrastructure and advancing strategic network projects - all supporting such high-performance services as the award-winning FiOS and Carrier Ethernet, plus industry-leading cloud solutions.
And as one of the largest investors each year in the economy and infrastructure in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Verizon continued to bring communications and computing innovation to the area's consumers and businesses in 2011. During the year, the company invested nearly $608 million in its wireline communications networks and information technology (IT) infrastructure in Maryland and the District. Read the press release.
The Nation's Fastest Mass-Market Internet Service
Verizon offers 150/35 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet service - the fastest mass-market broadband service in the nation - over our all-fiber-optic FiOS network. Verizon is rolling out the ultra-high-speed service to the majority of the more than 12.5 million homes that the FiOS network passes, and will make the service available to small-business customers. Read the press release.
Verizon is the first company in the industry to begin using fiber on a widespread basis to connect homes and businesses directly to the network. Learn more:
Verizon High Speed Internet service is delivered on a dedicated digital subscriber line (DSL) from Verizon's central office to the customer's home or business.
The future of wireless is here. Verizon Wireless 4G LTE gives customers access to the fastest and most advanced mobile network in America.
Learn more: 4G LTE in Maryland
A leader in fiber optics, Verizon offers phone, Internet, TV, wireless and service bundles to residential, business, government and wholesale clients.
