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You've probably seen these kinds of TV ads from cable companies already. Apparently they've been "using fiber optics" for years, and Verizon's sales personnel probably ought to get with it and, uh...eat more roughage...? Huh?

If these cable sales pitches have left you scratching your head over how fiber optics fit into the TV and Internet picture, you're not alone....

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"Verizon's fiber-to-the-home networks offers some clear advantages. Here's everything your HDTV needs to know."

The June issue of Sound & Vision has one of, if not the, most informative, in-depth, and accurate articles on FiOS TV I've seen to date...

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Ever since last year's bendable-fiber breakthrough by Corning -- the glass company that makes the optical fiber comprising the FiOS network -- apartment- and condo-dwellers all over the country have been dreaming of the prospect of getting FiOS...

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: Corning, MDU, New York, fiber, rollout, FiOS, video | 0 Comments

62 luxury condos in Fort Wayne’s new Harrison Square building will come pre-wired (pre-fibered?) for FiOS TV and Internet...

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: Engadget, Indiana, MDU, wiring, fiber, FiOS | 0 Comments

Franchise Agreements

Whenever a new TV service provider wishes to enter a given market, it must first negotiate an agreement with that market's governing body...

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While it is true that fiber optic networks have been used for long-distance phone service since the 1980s, unfortunately, it doesn't mean that FiOS can be simply "turned on" all over the country at once....

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: last mile, fiber, bandwidth, upgrade, compare, rollout, install, FiOS, network | 5 Comments

Fiber vs. cable: no contest

Besides carrying data at nearly the speed of light, fiber has other advantages over decades-old coaxial cables...

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: fiber, QAM, bandwidth, IMG, speed, internet, VoD, FiOS, HD, TV | 0 Comments

According to the TV spots you've probably seen, FiOS is "the most advanced fiber optic network straight to your home." But what does all that mean?

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: fiber, QAM, bandwidth, IMG, speed, internet, VoD, FiOS, HD, TV | 6 Comments