User:VZBob/Verizon Fios Television

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Fios TV is one of three services offered by Verizon Fios. Verizon reported 4.6 million Fios TV connections as of the end of 2017.[1] Verizon offers Fios packages with high-definition and standard-definition TV, as well as video on demand.[2] In April 2015, Verizon launched its custom TV packages that allow subscribers to choose between a selection of a smaller number of channels bundled together.[3] By the end of 2015, Custom TV packages accounted for between 30 percent and 40 percent of new Fios TV subscribers.[3][4][5]

Fios TV uses QAM technology to deliver signals to a customer's property using its fiber optic cables.[6] At the home, the optical network terminal turns the signal into a radio frequency signal that can be used on a home's existing coaxial cables, feeding the signal to a set-top box.[6] Fios TV's video on demand and interactive widgets use Internet Protocol technology.[7]

  1. ^ Frankel, Daniel (23 January 2018). "Verizon loses 29K Fios video subscribers in Q4". FierceCable. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Verizon Fios". Fiber For All. Fiberforall.org. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b Spangler, Todd (19 February 2016). "Verizon revamps 'skinny' Fios TV bundles after spats with ESPN, others". Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ Rodriguez, Ashley (8 December 2015). "Verizon's CEO says 300-channel cable bundles will be gone in a few years". Quartz. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ^ Friedman, Wayne (21 January 2016). "Verizon Gets Third Of FiOS TV Revs From 'Skinny Bundles'". MediaPost Communications. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b Drawbaugh, Ben (17 December 2009). "An inside look at a Veriozn Fios super headend and video hub". Engadget. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ Lawson, Stephen (3 June 2009). "Targeted ads, more choices in Fios TV's future". PC World. Retrieved 4 October 2016.