Verizon's FiOS TV expansions: January 24, 2009

It's a lazy week in FiOS TV land, with just two relatively small snippets to discuss. Well, unless you live in Amherst, New York or Hanover, Massachusetts. The former city managed to land its very own FiOS store where prospective buyers can meander in, test drive the fiber-based TV service and get setup in one fell swoop. As for the latter, you've probably already guessed (correctly, might we add) that The Bay State has claimed yet another FiOS TV town, with thousands of residents in Hanover now able to order up the service. Seriously, the Verizon-Massachusetts love fest has to stop. It just has to.

Read - Amherst store
Read - Hanover expansion

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2009 8:24AM]

no it doesn't LOL they still havent hit my town in massachusetts yet,they can continue the love until they hit my town,hell hit em all in massachusetts

[noelliu Posted Jan 28th 2009 10:30AM]

same here don't forget the millions of ppl stuck in Downtown Boston.
please please Verizon get over here....

[Jonthomasdesigns Posted Jan 24th 2009 9:30AM]

Boston is not Mass .. haha there are us in Western mass who need some FIOS love

[falcomadol Posted Jan 24th 2009 10:02AM]

I'm hoping that it's less the "Verizon-Massachusetts hookup" and more the fact that the guys who are out there working hard to make this happen are old New England Telephone employees for the most part.

Verizon trucks are swarming my street in Eastie for the last couple weeks! Finally laying some fiber in a community that's been fiberless so far (unless comcast has some buried, which they probably do). That's got to be a good sign, because in a lot of ways, this general area is an afterthought to a lot of companies (RCN, I'm staring directly at you). If Verizon is laying fiber here, then they can't be far from a cable license for the entire city of Boston.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2009 12:52PM]

I already asked someone dealing with the Massachusetts FIOS Expansion and she told me that "We don't have any future plans to add FIOS to Fall River,MA and all of Southeastern Mass."

Looks like I'm stuck in a rut with Comcast!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2009 6:15PM]

These comments are focused on the PA and DE area so they are being posted just to let folks know that things are happening down here too.

PA - After an on again off again situation Mayor Nutter of Philadelphia announced mid week that Verizon and the city of Philadelphia have signed an agreement. FIOS will be coming to PA the only question is how soon. Verizon is touting one time line and some council persons are looking for a faster install. Those same council persons are also not happy with the financial arangements regarding support of local access content. But as of now FIOS and Philadelphia are a team.

DE - in my own front yard in Whitehall (a surburb of Wilmington and New Castle) the fiber optic cable is now installed in the underground conduit. The conduit was placed last spring. Beginning on Monday the 19th Verizon crews placed the cables throughout the community. Midweek the splicers were here making one big cable out of all the shorter sections. As I understand it an inspection crew will follow at some future time to certify the cable for use. I'm not expecting that this coming week as the weather forecast is calling for snow all week long. But once that is done, according to one of the installers, Verizon will begin accepting subscriptions. I just hope they can get all this done in time for me to qualify for the DVR deal Verizon is using as its current incentive.