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Verizon FiOS has come to western Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh Internet Services is your source for up-to-the-minute information about Verizon FiOS availability in your community and special online promotions for Pittsburgh TV, broadband Internet and telephone services.
Pittsburgh and vicinity are lucky to be on the cutting edge of this new technology. Verizon is working through our area to replace antiquated copper wiring with state-of-the-art fiber optic cables. Check availability of FTTP (FiOS to the premises) for your home now. If FiOS is not yet available in your neighborhood or you are looking for broadband Internet on a budget, check out the incredible online deals being offered on DSL high speed service.
FiOS uses pulses of light to transmit signals over hair-thin strands of optical fiber, allowing your Internet connection to move at the speed of light. In addition to unmatched speed for surfing and downloading, Verizon FiOS Internet offers many great features including home networking, security suite, online backups, file sharing and games on demand. FiOS Internet service is available now in many communities and is expanding every day.
FiOS Television is now available in many southwestern Pennsylvania communities. FiOS TV offers more digital and HDTV high definition channels, 15,000 on-demand programs and movies, ultra lifelike sound and picture quality, dual turner DVR to pause and rewind live shows while recording another, interactive media guide and online DVR control from your PC or a cell phone with data plan. Incredibly, this major advancement in technology and features will actually save you money off of your current cable bill. It is easy to understand why Pittsburgh and surrounding communities have been so eager to get FiOS.
Western Pennsylvania Fiber Optic News
The following PA communities either have FiOS service available now or are currently being upgraded to fiber:
Aleppo, Aspinwall, Baldwin, Bell Acres, Bethel Park, Braddock Hills, Brentwood, Bridgeville, Brookline, Carnegie, Castle Shannon, Cecil, Chalfont, Churchill, Collier, Coraopolis, Dormont, East Liberty, East McKeesport, East Pittsburgh, Etna, Edgewood, Findley Township, Forest Hills, Fox Chapel, Franklin Township, Franklin Park, Glenfield, Green Tree, Hampton, Harmar, Haysville, Heidelberg, Homestead, Indiana Township, Jefferson Borough, Jefferson HillsKilbuck, Leet, McCandless, McMurray, Mt. Lebanon, Monroeville, Moon Township, Munhall, Neville Township, North Fayette, North Huntington, North Strabane, North Versailles, Nottingham, O'Hara, Ohio Township, Osbourne, Peters Township, Pleasant Hills, Penn Hills, Penn Township, Pennsbury, Pitcairn, Plum Boro, Robinson, Rochester, Ross, Rossyln Farms, Scott, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Shaler, Sharpsburg, South Fayette, South Park, Swissvale, Trafford, Turtle Creek, Upper St. Clair, Verona, Wall, West Deer, West Homestead, Mifflin, West View, Whitaker, Whitehall, Wilkins, Wilkinsburg, Wilmerding and many neighborhoods within the City of Pittsburgh, including Carrick, North Side, Allentown, Squirrel Hill, Brookline, Banksville, Beechview, Overbrook and Downtown.
July 7, 2011 - Verizon brings next generation FiOS to Pittsburgh with additional interactivity and personalized features.
November 8, 2010 - Verizon to open customer service center in downttown Pittsburgh to support award winning fiber optic services.
June 8, 2010 - FiOS service is now available to 1,400 homes and businesses in Braddock Hills and Whitaker.
May 11, 2010 - FiOS TV and FiOS Internet service are now available to 3,250 customers in Homestead and West Homestead.
February 4, 2010 - Residents in 5,300 Munhall Borough households can now enjoy FiOs TV service.
January 21, 2010 - Verizon delivers additional interactive features for Pittsburgh TV customers, including personalized programming recommendations, ESPN premium programming via remote control, gaming options, full screen progam information and quick guide TV & DVR shortcuts.
December 3, 2009 - Verizon FiOS services are now available in Allentown, North Side and Squirrel Hill. This adds 1,600 households to about 67,000 in 20 City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods that were eligibile for FiOS in September. Thousands more premises will have access to FiOS by the end of the year.
September 22, 2009 - Verizon announces FiOS-eligible Pittsburgh residents and businesses now have access to over 600 channels including 122 in high definition, more HD than Comcast cable. For a short time customers who signup online for FiOS service may be eligible for discounts and $150 cash back.
September 15, 2009 - Pittsburgh City Council unanimously authorized Verizon to provide FiOS Television service to city residents and businesses. FiOS TV will be available throughout the city within 6 years.
August 31, 2009 - Verizon told Pittsburgh City Council that the company is prepared to bring FiOS television to 160,000 households across the city. Under the 10 year franchise agreement, Verizon would make the single largest investment ever by a telecommunications company in Pittsburgh. City residents would enjoy the competitive offerings of Comcast Cable and Verizon FiOS available in much of the surrounding area.
October 14, 2008 - Verizon FiOS TV in Southwestern Pennsylvania has been expanded to include 70 new channels, including 53 in high definition (HD). Verizon now has 800 HD offerings including 100 HD channels and 700 HD on-demand video titles each month.
November 8, 2007 - Verizon FiOS TV is now available to over 60,000 households in parts of the following communities: Bethel Park, Franklin Park, Hampton, Indiana Township, McCandless. Mt. Lebanon, O'Hara, Ohio Township, Peters, Ross, Sewickley, Shaler, Upper St. Clair and West View. FiOS Television will be available in dozens more communities very soon.
October 11, 2007 - Franchise agreements were signed to bring FiOS Television to more than 52,800 residents in Indiana Township, O'Hara, McCandless, Millvale, Reserve, Ross, Shaler, Sharpsburg and West View.
September 26, 2007 - Recent votes by municipal officials have brought residents of Etna, Fox Chapel, Ohio Township and parts of West Deer closer to FiOS TV service in their communities. These new franchise agreements pave the way for 16,700 households to begin FiOS service. Dozens of other municipalities including 11 more represented by the North Hills Council of Governments are expected to finalize agreements soon.
August 30, 2007 - Verizon High Speed Internet is now available to thousands of additional customers across 8 rural PA counties. Newly installed equipment has brought DSL technology to communities like Farmington in Fayette County, Homer City in Indiana County and Punxsutawney in Jefferson County.
August 14, 2007 - Municipal officials in Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon and Peters Township became the first in Southwestern Pa to approve video franchise agreements. This action paves the way for Verizon to make FiOS TV service available to over 34,000 homes in these communities. Upper St. Clair and the 15 communities represented by the North Hills Council of Governments are reportedly close to approving similar agreements which will stimulate competition by providing all-digital Verizon FiOS as a cable TV alternative.
