Portsmouth, Va., Residents to See More Choice, Competition As City Council Awards Cable Franchise...

Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 09:00 CDT PORTSMOUTH, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Portsmouth residents are a major step closer to having an innovative, reliable and competitive alternative for their cable television services, thanks to a unanimous vote by the City Council Tuesday night (July 22) authorizing Verizon to offer its fiber-optic-powered FiOS TV. FiOS TV offers consumers a broad range of programming choices and superior picture quality from the only TV service delivered over the nation's most advanced all-fiber network directly connecting to millions of individual homes and businesses. The 15-year cable franchise covers approximately 39,000 households in Portsmouth. Verizon, which will make the service available to all households in its initial service area in the city within three years, plans to begin... [read full story]                    

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