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For the First Time, TV Service Will Be Offered by a Single Provider Throughout the City; Plan Includes Reaching ‘Every Neighborhood’; Service Launch Expected Later This Year
Investment in the City Is ‘Historic’
Verizon announced today that it has filed with the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) its application and plan under which, for the first time, TV service will be offered by a single provider throughout the City of New York. Verizon’s revolutionary FiOS TV service will be delivered over the most advanced fiber-optic network.
Verizon submitted the plan in response to a Solicitation DoITT issued on April 11. The Solicitation seeks “proposals for franchises for the provision of cable television services to be made available throughout the City.” Currently, only two legacy cable TV companies operate in separate and distinct parts of the city, leaving consumers, effectively, with little or no competitive choice for their cable TV news, information and entertainment.
“This important step sets in motion the process for Verizon to offer choice and competition in the traditional monopoly cable TV market to all the residents of the five boroughs of New York City,” said Monica Azare, Verizon senior vice president for New York and Connecticut. “For too long, residents have been locked in to one provider for their cable TV entertainment. With an award of the first-ever Citywide franchise, Verizon will be able to throw open the doors to competition, providing real choice and real value.”
Verizon’s proposal will now be evaluated by the City, and then forwarded to the City’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee for a public hearing and consideration. If the Committee and the City approve Verizon’s proposal, it will be submitted to the New York Public Service Commission for confirmation, as are all cable franchises. If all approvals are achieved in a timely fashion, Verizon would begin offering service to City residents later this year.
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For the First Time, TV Service Will Be Offered by a Single Provider Throughout the City; Plan Includes Reaching ‘Every Neighborhood’; Service Launch Expected Later This Year
Investment in the City Is ‘Historic’
Verizon announced today that it has filed with the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) its application and plan under which, for the first time, TV service will be offered by a single provider throughout the City of New York. Verizon’s revolutionary FiOS TV service will be delivered over the most advanced fiber-optic network.
Verizon submitted the plan in response to a Solicitation DoITT issued on April 11. The Solicitation seeks “proposals for franchises for the provision of cable television services to be made available throughout the City.” Currently, only two legacy cable TV companies operate in separate and distinct parts of the city, leaving consumers, effectively, with little or no competitive choice for their cable TV news, information and entertainment.
“This important step sets in motion the process for Verizon to offer choice and competition in the traditional monopoly cable TV market to all the residents of the five boroughs of New York City,” said Monica Azare, Verizon senior vice president for New York and Connecticut. “For too long, residents have been locked in to one provider for their cable TV entertainment. With an award of the first-ever Citywide franchise, Verizon will be able to throw open the doors to competition, providing real choice and real value.”
Verizon’s proposal will now be evaluated by the City, and then forwarded to the City’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee for a public hearing and consideration. If the Committee and the City approve Verizon’s proposal, it will be submitted to the New York Public Service Commission for confirmation, as are all cable franchises. If all approvals are achieved in a timely fashion, Verizon would begin offering service to City residents later this year.
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