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1. What is Verizon FiOS Internet Service?
Verizon FiOS Internet Service is a broadband service designed to provide Internet access with maximum connection speeds of up to 50 Mbps or 30 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream, depending on where you live. FiOS is provided on our state-of-the-art fiber-optic network. The consumer packages include a standard suite of services including access to newsgroups, up to 9 Verizon.net email accounts, online services, and 10 MB of personal Web space. Optional services are also available for a fee.

Connection speeds are between your location and the Verizon central office serving your location. Actual download and upload speeds will vary based on numerous factors, such as the condition of wiring at your location, computer configuration, Internet and network congestion, and the speed of website servers you access, among other factors. Speed and uninterrupted use of the service are not guaranteed.

2. How fast is Verizon FiOS Internet Service?
Verizon FiOS Internet Service is the fastest and most powerful connection we've ever offered. With FiOS, you have the choice of several packages to meet your needs. We offer downstream connection speeds (the speed that data is transmitted to your computer) ranging from up to 5 Mbps all the way up to 50 Mbps.

Connection speeds are between your location and the Verizon central office serving your location. Actual download and upload speeds will vary based on numerous factors, such as the condition of wiring at your location, computer configuration, Internet and network congestion, and the speed of website servers you access, among other factors. Speed and uninterrupted use of the service are not guaranteed.

3. How fast is my current internet connection?

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4. What is connection speed? How is it different than throughput?
Connection speed is the speed that data is transferred between your computer and the Verizon Central Office during your initial connection to Verizon FiOS Internet Service.

Throughput speed refers to the rate that information is transferred to and from your computer. "Download" or "downstream" refers to the speed at which you receive data from the Internet. Examples of receiving or downloading are reading a Web page, downloading a program, or receiving email. ”Upload" or"upstream" refers to the rate that information is transferred from your computer to the Internet. Examples of sending or uploading are sending emailor files.

4. What affects my connection speed?
When you connect to the Internet using Verizon FiOS, the speeds that you will experience will vary based on a variety of factors, including the following:

• Configuration of your computer
• Home networking configuration, number of home computers and other networked equipment using the available bandwidth at the same time
• Network or Internet congestion
• Server and router speeds of the Web sites you access
• Condition of the wiring at your location

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Approves Verizon's FiOS TV Service in New Jersey

December 15, 2006

NEWARK, N.J. - Verizon announced plans to make its industry-leading FiOS TV service available to about 100 New Jersey communities after the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today approved the first state-issued video franchise agreement.  The BPU's forward-looking decision will lead to a new era of video services and true competition in the state's video marketplace.

"Today's decision opens the door to a new world of superior home entertainment in New Jersey, and it's a huge victory for consumers," said Dennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey.   "With the New Jersey market now open to competition, we will soon offer this service to hundreds of thousands of consumers in about 100 communities, and it will make New Jersey one of the most competitive states in the nation."

Verizon announced plans to bring its FiOS television service to 316 communities, or 70 percent of the households in the state, with more to come.  As a result of the approval, Verizon plans to begin marketing its service to communities in Bergen, Camden, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic and Somerset counties in the next few weeks.  Additional communities in Essex, Mercer, and Union counties will be added in the next couple of months.   A list of communities will be announced in early January.

"We're looking forward to quickly offering consumers in New Jersey the industry's absolute best product in home entertainment," said William Foshay, Verizon's senior vice-president and general manager, New Jersey region.   "FiOS TV will bring something to consumers they've never had before: incredible picture and sound clarity and innovative new services - all from a brand they trust and believe in."

Verizon's FiOS TV Premier package delivers 200 all-digital channels for $42.99 per month.  The package includes more than 20 high-definition (HD) channels and access to approximately 4,000 on-demand titles, 60 percent of which are free.  It is delivered over Verizon's fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network, which has industry-leading quality and reliability.

FiOS TV is the company's new fiber-optic television service, delivered over the only all-digital, fiber network that is being made available, on a mass scale, to millions of individual homes and businesses. It offers a better-quality picture, more high-definition and on-demand programs, and more reliable service at competitive prices.  Only Verizon's FTTP network has earned the certification of the independent Fiber to the Home Council for providing fiber all the way to customers' homes and businesses.

"Our all-fiber-optic network delivers a superior customer experience today and has an abundance of bandwidth for the exciting services we'll offer in the future," said Bone.  "Bringing the FiOS service to the home is just the beginning.  We have great things in store for 2007, and that's why consumers can't wait to be the first to be a part of Verizon's fiber experience."

Foshay said, "All customers want is more channels, more choice and more value, delivered on an all-fiber, next-generation network. Once consumers see and experience the fiber difference, we expect our FiOS broadband products to be the must-have television and data services in communities throughout the state."

Verizon will contact consumers when its FiOS television services are ready to be marketed and installed.  Verizon already provides super-fast FiOS Internet Service in nearly 200 communities in the state.