Verizon FiOS (FYE-ose) is the new suite of fiber-optic services over FTTP, an advanced fiber-optic technology that can be used to connect a home or business directly to Verizon's network. Fiber-optic systems use strands of glass fiber and laser-generated pulses of light to transmit voice, data and video signals at speeds and capacities far exceeding today's systems. This new network will have greater reliability and lower maintenance costs. By deploying fiber to homes and businesses in our territory, Verizon is reinventing its wireline business.

Verizon FiOS Internet Service

FiOS leapfrogs competitors. It's the most powerful connection we have ever offered.

Verizon FiOS enables customers to do more with the Internet than ever before, such as download purchased digital movies in a flash, play online games at lightning speeds, share large photo files, and video chat with friends and family. Work-at-home customers will enjoy speeds comparable to their office environment.

The nation's fastest consumer broadband connections - with download speeds up to 50 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds up to 20 Mbps - are now availble to more than 10 million homes and businesses.

With FiOS, Verizon offers superior broadband speeds at very competitive prices along with Verizon's existing wireline and wireless, local and long-distance telephony services - and, eventually, new video services.

FiOS Internet Service packages include:

• Free installation by Verizon professionals
• Ultra high-speed Internet access
• Free networking router
• MSN Premium Internet Software - a $99 annual value
• 24/7 live technical support
• Up to nine verizon.net e-mail accounts
• Access to newsgroups
• Personal Web space of 10 MB

To learn more and check availability, click here.

Verizon FiOS TV

FiOS TV offers a broad range of programming choices and superior picture quality. It's now available to an increasing number of consumers in Maryland.

Verizon is now offering consumers here access to more HD channels than the area cable companies offer. Verizon will continue expanding its FiOS TV channel lineup this year, with a continued focus on HD content. 

Verizon's FiOS TV service offers a broad collection of all-digital programming, with more than 500 total channels and 11,000 video-on-demand titles, 70 percent of which are free.  The VOD library also includes an increasing number of HD titles, and Verizon plans to have 1,000 HD VOD titles per month by the end of the year. 

For more information on FiOS TV, visit www.verizon.com/fiostv.  Consumers can also call their local Verizon sales office or 888-438-3467.