NEW YORK, April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FiOS TV customers
can now customize their TV plan to better match their specific
viewing desires – matching a package of programming that includes
packs of genre-based content they choose.
In an industry first, FiOS Custom TV is designed to give
customers more freedom and flexibility to choose the perfect TV
plan for their home or small business, with content they can
customize from a menu of choices.
Simple and Customizable
FiOS Custom TV enables customers to purchase a package of
programming that includes their choice of channel packs from seven
different genres: Kids, Pop Culture, Lifestyle, Entertainment, News
& Info, Sports and Sports Plus. No other subscription-TV
service offers this level of personal control and value to
consumers today. Although the number of TV channels the average
American receives has increased by 46 percent over five years,
Americans continue to view an average of 17 channels, according to
Nielsen's Advertising & Audience Report.
Every FiOS Custom TV package includes a base set of channels
with select national networks, plus all local broadcast TV network
stations. To complete their FiOS Custom TV package, customers
choose at least two genre packs that match their interests.
Customers who want more than two genre packs can add more to their
service for $10 per month for each
additional pack. (The genre groups are not available on a
stand-alone basis or in combination with any existing FiOS TV
package.)
Sports lovers, for example, have two ways to get sports in their
FiOS Custom TV package: Sports, which includes the most-watched
sports channels; and Sports Plus, which includes Regional Sports
Networks and other popular national sports programming. Avid sports
fans who want the complete TV sports experience will want to
include Sports Plus in their Custom TV package, which requires
taking Sports as well.
Personalization also delivers savings, so customers can get what
they want for less than many loaded traditional bundles.
"This is an entirely new way to personalize TV," said Tami
Erwin, president of Verizon's Consumer and Mass Business group.
"FiOS Custom TV delivers consumers more choice and control
over their TV. This package gives customers the flexibility
to choose what they want and pay for just that. It's simple
and personalized."
Customers have the option to purchase Custom TV stand-alone or
as part of a double or triple play. A triple-play bundle consisting
of Custom TV – including the two genre packs that come with the
package – FiOS Digital Voice and FiOS Internet with symmetrical
upload and download speeds of 25 megabits per second starts at
$74.99 when ordered online, for new
customers. As always, customers can upgrade their Internet speeds
for this package to the popular FiOS Quantum tier, for an
additional cost.
Customers who still want to purchase more "traditional" FiOS TV
packages, such as Extreme HD, Preferred HD or Ultimate HD, may
continue to do so.
It's Easy: Order and Change Your Channel Packs Using the
Remote, by Calling or on the Web
New customers can order online and choose the FiOS Custom TV
package that best fits their needs. Small businesses can get
information on plans and pricing and order online at
www.verizon.com/business.
FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming and
industry-leading picture quality, with more than 625 all-digital
channels including up to 185 HD channels and over 100,000 Video On
Demand titles, and growing. FiOS TV is rated No. 1 in HD
picture quality and signal reliability, according to the 2014
American Customer Satisfaction Index.
FiOS Quantum TV offers America's most advanced entertainment
experience, with up to 200 hours of HD recording capacity and the
ability to record up to 12 shows at the same time. And for those
who want TV Everywhere, the FiOS Mobile App offers 167 channels in
the home and 96 out of the home for viewing on iOS and Android
devices.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in
New York, is a global leader in
delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications
services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers.
Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network,
with more than 108 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon
also provides converged communications, information and
entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic
network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers
worldwide. A Dow 30 company with more than $127 billion in 2014 revenues, Verizon employs a
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