Verizon Launches FiOS TV in 106 New Jersey Communities

Verizon Launches FiOS TV in 106 New Jersey Communities

Company Begins Offering FiOS TV to 250,000 Households in Eight Counties; Service Will Expand to More Than 100 Additional Communities Within Months

“This is great news for New Jersey consumers, who’ve waited far too long for true competition and a superior choice of television service for the home,” said William Foshay, senior vice president and general manager, Verizon New Jersey. “Verizon’s FiOS TV will bring something to consumers they’ve never had before: incredible picture-and-sound clarity and innovative new services – all from a brand they know and trust.”

“We’re looking forward to quickly offering consumers in New Jersey the industry’s absolute best product in home entertainment,” said Foshay. “We’re delivering a product that customers are demanding and no other company can match: a superior TV service with more channels, more choice and more value, delivered on an all-fiber, next-generation network. Customers will also be delighted with the new interactive features we announced this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including our new interactive media guide that makes watching FiOS TV easier and better than ever.”

Verizon launched the service in New Jersey Thursday at the company’s video hub office in Freehold. The new, state-of-the-art video distribution center receives video signals from Verizon’s super-head-end offices and then distributes the programming throughout the state over the new fiber network.

Consumers can check online at Can you get FiOS TV? to see if FiOS TV is already available in their area or to request that Verizon contact them when FiOS TV is available. Consumers also can call their local Verizon sales office.

Service Highlights

Verizon’s FiOS TV Premier package delivers 200 all-digital channels for $42.99 per month. The package includes more than 20 high-definition (HD) channels in the New Jersey market and access to more than 4,000 on-demand titles, 60 percent of which are free.

Verizon offers three set-top boxes: standard definition for $4.99 per month; high definition, which includes HD channels, for $9.99 per month; and a dual-tuner, HD-capable digital video recorder for $12.99 per month.

Verizon also offers innovative features not available from other providers, such as Home Media DVR (digital video recorder) and FiOS TV Widgets. Home Media DVR, at $19.99 per month, has a multiroom DVR feature enabling up to three simultaneous viewings of recorded programs without requiring customers to set up a complex home network or buy extra equipment. Customers also can access photos and music on their PCs and play them on their TVs.

In addition to New Jersey, Verizon currently offers FiOS TV in parts of California, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Maryland.

Verizon’s network brings the power and capacity of fiber optics directly into people’s homes and has industry-leading quality and reliability. It also delivers Internet download speeds of up to 50 Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of up to 5 Mbps as well as high-quality voice service.* Only Verizon’s FiOS network has earned the certification of the independent Fiber to the Home Council for providing fiber all the way to customers’ homes.

“Our all-fiber-optic upgrade is a complete transformation of Verizon’s communications network,” said Dennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey. “This transformation offers consumers the very best services: super-fast Internet speeds, superior TV and crystal-clear voice, all at competitive prices with Verizon’s unmatched customer service.”