NEW YORK, July 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As if things
didn't move fast enough already in the New York City metro area, Verizon's new FiOS
Quantum Internet speed tier for upload and download speeds is like
opening up new express lanes on the highway.
Starting today, Verizon is offering symmetrical 100 megabits per
second (mbps) Internet speed in New York
City, Long Island, the
northern suburbs and northern New
Jersey. This means FiOS subscribers in New York and northern New Jersey will be able to send their photos,
videos, files and other multi-media communications out to the
Internet as fast as they receive information.
Verizon is the only communications provider to offer a
symmetrical speed tier of 100/100 mbps in the New York metro area.
Upload traffic – information sent out over the Internet – is
expected to increase next year and beyond. Verizon's 100/100 mbps
FiOS Internet Service tier addresses that growing demand and offers
another option to subscribers between the company's 75/75 and
150/150 tiers.
"Being a FiOS subscriber has always meant you get more, and
that's never been more true than now with the choice, speed and
connectivity that Verizon provides over our 100-percent fiber-optic
network," said Susan Retta, Verizon
vice president, Marketing Operations. "Our customers have more and
more devices, and more and more in-home networking needs, so the
new 100/100 speed tier provides a very effective combination of
reliable and rock-solid connections to accommodate the growing
needs of consumers and their families.
"Verizon is the only mass-market service provider in the
New York metro area with an
all-fiber infrastructure directly to consumers' homes. Other
providers try to mirror our speed levels, but they don't come
close. Our upload speed of 100 mbps beats upload speeds of most
other New York area providers by
far," said Retta.
Incredible Value for an Uniquely Awesome
Price
For a triple-play bundle monthly price of $89.99 with a two-year price guarantee and
without signing a contract, new FiOS subscribers can get the
100/100 mbps Internet service, FiOS Custom TV and FiOS Voice
services. A $300 Visa reward card, an
HD Set Top Box for 12 months and a year of fully loaded Premium
Channels are also included in the bundle offer for term-contract
customers.
Verizon is extending assurance and certainty -- the hallmarks of
its services -- to its pricing by informing customers now that,
after the promotional two-year period, the monthly price for the
triple-play bundle will increase by $20. Among the many special offers available for
new sign-ups are standalone 100/100 mbps FiOS Internet service at
$54.99, and double-play offers with
100/100 mbps starting at $69.99.
Affordable High-Speed FiOS Bundle
At the same time as the introduction of the new 100/100 mbps
speed tier, the company also is offering a robust and affordable
triple-play bundle that includes 150/150 mbps, FiOS Custom TV, and
FiOS Voice services for $99.99
monthly. That bundle also includes a two-year price guarantee and
does not require a contract.
In addition to the new 100/100 mbps FiOS Internet speed, Verizon
also offers symmetrical speed tiers of 25, 50, 75,150, 300 and 500.
Verizon also recently introduced the 100/100 mbps FiOS Internet
option in the Southern California
market.
A New York City Story
In New York City, Verizon has
invested more than $3.5 billion on an
all-fiber-optic network, providing a reliable, resilient and
futuristic telecom infrastructure for the city. It is the largest,
most complex, most ambitious single fiber-optic deployment in U.S.
history. To date, the company has installed more than 15,000 miles
of fiber-optic cabling across the city.
Verizon offers a wide variety of Internet, video and voice
service bundles for your home or small business. FiOS Internet is a
PC Magazine Readers' Choice Award winner 10 years in a row and is
consistently rated No. 1 by PC Magazine in speed, reliability and
customer satisfaction. According to the 2015 American Customer
Satisfaction Index, FiOS Internet is rated No. 1 for overall
quality and streaming video quality, while FiOS TV is rated No. 1
in customer satisfaction, picture quality, signal reliability and
customer loyalty.
More consumer information and offers are available at
www.verizon.com. Small businesses can visit
www.verizon.com/smallbusiness for more information on FiOS
Internet, voice and TV plans, including FiOS Custom TV for Small
Business.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in
New York, delivers 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 108.6
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. For more
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