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What is FiOS?
 FiOS is a fiber to the premises (FTTP) telecommunications service offered in the United States by Verizon. According to Verizon's Trademark, FiOS is a Gaelic word for "knowledge". Also, FiOS is an abbreviation of Fiber Optic Service. Verizon has attracted consumer and media attention in the area of broadband Internet access, as the first major U.S. carrier to offer such a service.

Verizon has also launched a television service FiOS TV with its fiber optic lines, and is expected to become a major competition of local cable television companies over the next 10 years. It will compete with current Triple Play offers, where the local cable company offers broadband Internet access, digital cable, and VoIP telephone service.

Posted: Netlink - Tue, Dec 26, 2006 4:24 PM. This article has been viewed 2101 times.
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