Verizon customers can experience breathtaking high-speed Internet access as the company unveils its Verizon FiOS (FYE'-ose) suite of Internet services in parts of the Harrisburg area.
A growing number of residents and small businesses in parts of Dauphin County now can order the industry's premier mass-market broadband services.
The company is offering several tiers of service with approximate downstream (download) speeds of up to 5, 15 and 30 Mbps (megabits per second) and upstream (upload) speeds of up to 5 Mbps.
FiOS Internet Service now is available to some customers in communities that include Hummelstown Borough and the townships of Derry, West Hanover, East Hanover, South Hanover, Swatara, Lower Swatara, Lower Paxton and Susquehanna.
Residential customers who want to determine whether they can order FiOS Internet Service can call 888-GET FIOS (888-438-3467) or visit Verizon's FiOS Web site at www.verizonfios.com. Small businesses can contact their local Verizon business office or account manager to determine if they qualify for FiOS Internet Service for Business.
Verizon offers FiOS services over its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network, which the company currently is building in more than half of the states where it offers landline communications services. In addition to parts of Dauphin County, the company currently is building its FTTP network in parts of southeastern and western Pennsylvania.
FTTP technology utilizes fiber-optic connections - instead of copper wire - directly into homes and businesses to enable a broad array of voice, data and video applications. In addition to its current FiOS Internet Service, Verizon plans to launch FiOS TV to compete directly with cable-TV providers. FiOS TV will be available in markets where Verizon has negotiated cable franchise agreements with local authorities.
For more information about Verizon FiOS, see our
Verizon FiOS category or our article, "
Have you caught the FiOS fever?"