Verizon customers in several more Northern Virginia communities now can experience breathtaking high-speed Internet access as the company begins to offer its Verizon FiOS ^SM (FYE’-ose) Internet Service to homes here.

Verizon is rolling out the industry's premier consumer broadband services to many of its customers in the Franconia, Leesburg, McLean, Springfield and Tyson’s Corner areas. The new services currently are available to customers in Annandale, Falls Church and adjacent areas of Arlington and Fairfax counties. The company is offering three tiers of service with approximate downstream (download) speeds of up to 5, 15 and 30 Mbps (megabits per second).

While FiOS services are not immediately available to all customers in all locations, the services now are available to many Verizon residential customers in these areas:

• Leesburg: in the 571 area code, prefix 258; in the 703 area code, prefixes 443, 581, 589, 669, 737, 771, 777 and 779.
• McLean/Tyson’s Corner: in the 571 area code, prefixes 204, 280, 382, 594 and 633; in the 703 area code, prefixes 275, 285, 287, 288, 356, 377, 388, 394, 442, 448, 482, 506, 556, 610, 613, 676, 712, 714, 720, 734, 744, 747, 748, 749, 760, 761, 762, 790, 821, 827, 847, 848, 854, 873, 874, 883, 893, 902, 903, 905, 917, 918 and 983.
• Springfield/Franconia: in the 703 area code, prefixes 286, 440, 451, 452, 455, 569, 644, 866, 912, 913 and 923.

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.verizon.net/fios.

For more information about Verizon FiOS, see our Verizon FiOS category or our article, "Have you caught the FiOS fever?"