Verizon FiOS TV Spanish Language Packages, Free for First Month, Now Available to New FiOS TV and Internet Customers

Verizon FiOS TV Spanish Language Packages, Free for First Month, Now Available to New FiOS TV and Internet Customers

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon continues to bring customers the ultimate home-entertainment experience, with the company's latest promotional offer for new and existing subscribers. New customers who sign up for FiOS TV, FiOS Internet, or both services, before April 19 can receive the FiOS TV Spanish Language Package free for the first 30 days and a waived activation fee. Existing customers who upgrade their packages and sign up for either new TV or new Internet service from Verizon also are eligible for the new promotion.* The free programming and waived activation fee represent a $46 savings.

The FiOS TV Spanish Language Package includes 27 of the most popular Spanish-language channels including CNN en Espanol, Discovery Familia, EPSN Deportes, Gol TV and Toon Disney en Espanol, and other news, sports and entertainment programs for the entire family to enjoy.

"FiOS TV's Spanish Language Package offers a distinctive channel lineup -- everything from sports, movies and news to cultural heritage programs for the Spanish-speaking community," said Shruti Joshi, director of marketing for Verizon. "Verizon FiOS TV delivers the best in picture-and-sound quality and highly diverse cultural programming, providing viewers with a home-entertainment experience that goes beyond old-fashioned cable."

Movie buffs will enjoy Cine Latino, offering adventure films, dramas and documentaries; De Pelicula, featuring the most popular contemporary and classic movies; and De Pelicula Clasico, featuring classic films from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

La Familia Cosmovisio and Canal Sur provide entertainment for entire family to enjoy. Canal Sur broadcasts news and unique programming from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. La Familia honors Hispanic culture through music, programs for children and talk shows.

Verizon's all-digital FiOS TV and FiOS Internet services are delivered over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes and businesses. This means 100 percent digital quality on every TV channel, superior picture-and-sound quality, the most HD channels, more and more video-on-demand choices, and a broad spectrum of content diversity. It also gives customers ultra-fast broadband speeds with download connections as high as 50 Mbps (megabits per second) and upload connections as high as 20 Mbps.

For more information on FiOS TV, customers can visit www.verizon.com/fiostv or call 888-438-3467. For more information in Spanish on all the products and services Verizon offers, visit www.verizon.com/espanol. For assistance in Spanish, customers can call 800-VERIZON (800-837-4966) and press "2."

* NOTE: This offer cannot be combined with certain other offers from Verizon.

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 nearly 224,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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