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Pastimes : Verizon FiOS FTTP Discussion Board

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From: Eric L5/14/2007 12:08:38 PM
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FiOS Facts (as of Q1 2007 End)

Verizon plans to spend $23 billion the USA buildout of its Fiber Optic network, FiOS. At March 2007 end they had connected 864,000 FiOS Internet customers and 348,000 FiOS TV customers.

FiOS Highlights:

• At the end of March 2007, Verizon had passed nearly 6.8 million homes and businesses – installing more than 417 million feet of fiber in parts of 16 states.

• Verizon expects to continue passing some 3 million premises annually through 2010, when the company expects to have passed about 18 million homes, or over half the homes it serves.

• Verizon will begin boosting speeds and capabilities on its all-fiber network when it begins deploying advanced G-PON electronics in 2007. This technology can increase downstream broadband speeds by up to four times, and upstream speeds by eight times.

• At the end of March 2007, Verizon was marketing its high-speed FiOS Internet service – with downstream speeds of up to 50 Mbps and upstream speeds of up to 10 Mbps – in over 1,700 communities in all 16 states where the company is building its FTTP network.

• Verizon had 864,000 FiOS Internet customers and 348,000 FiOS TV customers at the end of March 2007.

• Verizon expects to attract up to 7 million FiOS Internet customers by year-end 2010 – a penetration rate of 35 percent to 40 percent.

• At the end of March 2007, Verizon’s FiOS TV service was available to 3.1 million premises in 10 of the states

• Verizon expects to attract from 3 million to 4 million FiOS TV customers by 2010, which would be a market penetration of 20 percent to 25 percent.

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The above is from Verizon's Policy Blog ...

policyblog.verizon.com

- Eric -
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