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FiOS (Fiber Optic Service) is an fiber to the premises service offered in the United States by Verizon. Verizon has attracted consumer and media attention in the area of Broadband Internet, as the first major U.S. carrier to offer such a service. Verizon is also developing a television service with its fiber optic lines, and is expected to become a major competition of local Cable Television companies over the next 10 years. It will compete with current Triple Play offers, where the local cable company offers broadband internet, digital cable, and VoIP telephone service. FiOS started as a pilot program in Keller, Texas, but is now expanding to other places.
= Technology =
Verizon is constructing a passive optical network. Optical fiber extends from central offices to unpowered hubs, in which the fiber is optically split up to 32-way.
The active components adhere to the ITU-T G.983 standard, also known as APON or BPON, which provides: *622 Mbit/s downstream @ 1490 nm *155 Mbit/s upstream @ 1310 nm *RF video overlay @ 1550 nm
== Building for the future ==
Verizon has opted to invest heavily in a fiber infrastructure, betting that its competitors will shy away from such an expensive and risky investment.
Verizon s strategy seems to hinge upon a higher quality, higher capability network, contrasting with lower prices offered by competitors.
Verizon will offer Cable Television over its fiber network beginning in 2005.
= Service offering =
==Internet Access ==
There are three tiers of Internet service:
== Television (FiOS TV) ==
Verizon is currently building a fiber optic television service, and plans to make it available to several suburban areas in the near future. However, they first must receive legal permission (in the form of a franchise agreement), and must fight the pressure that local cable companies place on local governments to block Verizon s television service. On September 22, 2005, Verizon began taking orders for FiOS TV in Keller, Texas.
Service Tiers Include: *Basic - includes 15 to 25 channels *Expanded Basic - includes 175 to 195 channels *La Conexión - Spanish Language package, includes 130 to 150 channels
All service tiers beyond basic require a digital set-top box to receive the television signal and decode for display on the television set.
=Service areas=
==California==
*Huntington Beach, California, 2005 *Murrieta, California
==Connecticut==
*Greenwich, Connecticut, August 2005
==Delaware==
*Suburban areas of New Castle County, Delaware, deployment is under-way, to be active late 2005
==Florida==
*Suburban areas of Tampa. FiOS Video franchise rights approved by Temple Terrace.
==Indiana==
*Fort Wayne, Indiana, November 2005. Television expected June 2006.
==Maryland==
*Specific parts of Montgomery County, Maryland, 2005
==Massachusetts==
*Boston, MA surrounding area.
==New Jersey==
*Bergen County - Allendale, Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Franklin Lakes, Glen Rock, Harrington Park, Hillsdale, Mahwah, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Oradell, Ramsey, Rockleigh, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Westwood and Wyckoff *Burlington County - Evesham and Medford *Camden County - Cherry Hill and Voorhees *Mercer County - East Windsor, Ewing, Hopewell Township, Lawrence, Pennington and Washington Township *Middlesex County - Monroe Township *Monmouth County - Asbury Park, Colts Neck, Fair Haven, Little Silver, Middletown, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury Borough and Tinton Falls *Morris County - Denville, Hanover, Harding, Long Hill, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Morristown, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Rockaway Borough and Rockaway Township *Somerset County- Warren and Bernardsville *Passaic County - City of Passaic
==New York==
*Rockland County - New City, New York, Nanuet *Scarsdale, New York, and many surrounding towns complete. Some areas of Long Island.
==Pennsylvania==
*Chester County, Pennsylvania-- As of August 2005, available in many parts of the county [http://newscenter.verizon.com/proactive/newsroom/release.vtmlid=89399 as detailed in a Feb 2005 press release] *Montgomery County, Pennsylvania -- As of November 2005 should be available out of the Wayne CO per conversations with Verizon staff. *Delaware County, Pennsylvania -- As of November 2005 should be available out of the Wayne CO per conversations with Verizon staff. *Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
==Oregon==
*Beaverton, Oregon *Hillsboro, Oregon *Tigard, Oregon
==Texas==
===Dallas_Fort_Worth_Metroplex=== *Flower Mound, Texas, Approx. 60% complete as of July 2005 *Keller, Texas, Installation is complete. *Rowlett, Texas, Installation is complete. *Wylie, Texas, Installation is complete.
==Virginia==
*Falls Church, VA, Installation is (mostly) complete in the city of Falls Church, with deployment in the Falls Church mailing address partially completed and moving rapidly. *Fairfax County, VA, Much of Fairfax County is wired, with very rapid deployment. *Herndon, VA, Rapidly completing roll-out, FiOS TV expected to be rolled out by early 2006, late 2005 according to a Verizon insider.
=External links=
*[http://www.verizon.net/fios Verizon FiOS] **[http://www22.verizon.com/about/community/md/files/Fiber_to_the_People_-_May_2005.pdf FiOS promotional document (PDF) - lists towns where fiber is being deployed] **[http://www.broadbandreports.com/r0/download/644466~bea2137e314c1c5949a7c3ef14fd9e45/FiosBrochure.zip pamphlet new users receive (zipped PDF) - ] **[http://newscenter.verizon.com/proactive/newsroom/release.vtmlid=92862 FiOS TV Press Release] *[http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/vzfiber Broadband Reports FiOS Forum]|
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