Verizon to Hold News Conference on Nov. 23 to Announce Launch Plans for FiOS TV in Philadelphia

Verizon to Hold News Conference on Nov. 23 to Announce Launch Plans for FiOS TV in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- With the approval earlier this year of a cable TV franchise for Verizon by the Philadelphia City Council and the mayor's office, Verizon is poised to launch its award-winning FiOS TV service in Philadelphia. Verizon will hold a news conference on Monday (Nov. 23) to announce its FiOS TV rollout plans across the city and what this cable competition and choice will mean for the city's residents and businesses. Company officials also will demonstrate FiOS TV's many popular features.

   WHEN:   Monday, Nov. 23, at 10:30 a.m.    WHERE:   Verizon Video Hub Office, 17 East Oregon Ave.   (Parking is available.)    WHO:   Gale Given, president, Verizon Pennsylvania   

Mary Yarbrough, vice president for marketing and sales operations, Verizon's Mid-Atlantic region

BACKGROUND: FiOS TV is delivered over Verizon's all-fiber-optic network that connects directly to customers' homes and businesses. FiOS TV delivers amazingly sharp pictures and sound and has the capacity to transmit a wide array of high-definition programming and innovative, interactive features that cable providers don't offer. It also delivers Internet downstream speeds of up to 50 megabits per second (Mbps) and upstream speeds of up to 20 Mbps as well as high-quality voice services.

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CONTACT: Rich Young, +1-973-649-2279, richard.j.young@verizon.com, or
Lee Gierczynski, +1-412-633-5574, lee.j.gierczynski@verizon.com

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