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from: Delco Times.com

12/14/2006
Verizon hits the suburbs first

Solomon D. Leach , Of the Times Staff

After Verizon announced Tuesday that it had reached franchise agreements with 100 municipalities in Pennsylvania for its fiber-optic cable-TV, the company defended its approach to offer the service to suburban communities first.

from: North Jersey.com

Verizon's North Jersey cable debut looms
Saturday, December 16, 2006

By MARTHA McKAY
STAFF WRITER

TV viewers in many North Jersey towns could get a choice of cable TV provider as early as next week.

Competition and Choice raises the rates!

from: Multichannel News

Verizon Sets First FiOS Rate Hike

By Steve Donohue11/20/2006 6:55:00 PM

Verizon Communications plans to raise the rates for its most widely distributed Verizon FiOS TV programming packages by 7.6% in January.

from: Courier Post

Opinions voiced on Verizon cable plan

By LISA GRZYBOSKI
Courier-Post Staff

CHERRY HILL
The final state Board of Public Utilities public hearing on Verizon's application to sell cable television directly to consumers attracted a mix of supporters and detractors Tuesday.

Note:Red-Lining Alert!
from: Asbury Park Press

Verizon needs to start producing cable network maps

BY ABIGAIL CAPLOVITZ FIELD

Verizon plans to bring cable competition to 316 New Jersey towns, promising choice, lower prices and better service. Sounds great. Unfortunately, Verizon's cable service application to the state Board of Public Utilities doesn't support its pro-consumer rhetoric. The information to back up its promises is missing.

from: MultiChannel News

Verizon Still in Local Calif. Franchise Talks

By Linda Haugsted 11/16/2006

Despite the fact that implementation of statewide-franchising rules is less than two months away, Verizon Communications is still negotiating local franchising agreements in California.

See the note at the bottom "Actual (throughput) speeds will vary." It's hard to imagine a press release from any other utility engaged in deregulatory legislation to so boldly assert that their service may be uneven and vary. Imagine a electric utility advertising that "brownouts may occur".

from: Earth Times

from: Bloomberg News

Verizon may lobby states on TV service rules

By Bloomberg News | October 5, 2006

NEW YORK -- Verizon Communications Inc.'s lead lobbyist said the company is likely to abandon efforts to pursue federal rules to ease the sale of television service if pending legislation fails this year.

from: Lancaster Online

Cable choice picture unclear
Bills that could have brought competition die in state Legislature. Some customers could have been cut out.

By Gil Smart
Sunday News

Published: Oct 01, 2006 12:05 AM EST

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - State Sen. Gibson Armstrong said he probably gets more complaints about ever-rising cable rates than anything else.

A review of Verizon's recent update for analysts and investors. You can download the PowerPoint presentation and learn about "Driving Growth and increasing wallet share.

from: Broadband Reports

Fee Fi Fo Fios
Verizon's plan to dominate broadband going swimmingly