Verizon FiOS TV Will Provide all Subscribers Free Access to HBO's Exclusive Obama Inauguration Celebration Special

Verizon FiOS TV Will Provide all Subscribers Free Access to HBO's Exclusive Obama Inauguration Celebration Special

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- This Sunday (Jan 18), Verizon FiOS TV will provide all of its subscribers free access to HBO's exclusive live broadcast of the "We Are One: The Obama Inauguration Celebration" concert from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

FiOS TV subscribers -- whether they subscribe to HBO or not -- can see the HBO pre-inaugural special on channels HBO East on 400, HBO HD on 899, HBO West on 401 and HBO West HD on 901 at 2:30 p.m. EST and 11:30 a.m. PST.

"We're pleased and honored to have the opportunity to allow our FiOS TV subscribers to enjoy this exciting, star-studded celebration of history in the making," said Shawn Strickland, vice president of FiOS products for Verizon.

The "We Are One" concert features an array of celebrities and notables, including: Jack Black, Steve Carell, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks, Ashley Judd, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah, Laura Linney, Kal Penn, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker and Tiger Woods. The special will feature performances by: Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Master Sgt. Caleb Green (U.S. Army), Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye Lavette, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Bono from U2, Will.i.am and Stevie Wonder.

More than 1.6 million customers currently subscribe to Verizon's all-digital FiOS TV service, which is available for sale to more than 8.2 million homes and small businesses in 14 states. FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming, with more than 500 all-digital channels and 14,000 video-on-demand (VOD) titles each month -- including more than 1,200 high-definition (HD) VOD titles per month.

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

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) , headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 80 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 228,000 and in 2007 generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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