| Verizon FiOS is a fairly new service, but it combines | | | | to wait for gigabit class speeds as FiOS engineers |
| data, digital cable, and digital telephone service over a | | | | have already demonstrated real-world performance in |
| single high-speed fiber optic line. For those that do not | | | | the ~925 Mbps range. |
| follow technology closely, this means that the | | | | - The federal government has offered many stimulus |
| connection is lightning quick, power efficient, and has a | | | | packages to carriers that expand their broadband |
| long upgrade path in the future that DSL and cable | | | | offerings to new markets and/or meet certain |
| services do not have. Despite having these | | | | performance benchmarks. Verizon FiOS is already |
| advantages, it was recently announced that the | | | | more than capable of meeting the benchmarks set for |
| Verizon FiOS availability map would be frozen for the | | | | DSL and cable in the year 2020, so it could be that |
| foreseeable future. | | | | Verizon FiOS received some financial motivation to |
| Many questioned this official announcement from | | | | expand. |
| Verizon's own PR team and a few of their | | | | - Stock holders may also have played a role in |
| executives, especially since it did not seem to make | | | | Verizon's decision to expand the official Verizon FiOS |
| sense. After all, who would want to limit their network | | | | availability map to new areas. With a proven track |
| operations when the entire country seems to be | | | | record, it seems ridiculous to allow a company to rest |
| clamoring for faster and/or better digital communication | | | | on their laurels and allow the competition breathing |
| and/or entertainment services? For a while, it seemed | | | | room. |
| that the answer to that question was Verizon. | | | | Make sure to constantly check the Verizon FiOS |
| Thankfully, that looks to have changed, and there are | | | | availability map in order to know if your property is |
| a few possible reasons for this: | | | | eligible for the most popular fiber optic connection in |
| - Google's fiber optic plan has raised serious interest | | | | the country! |
| and awareness in fiber optics. Consumers do not need | | | | |