Verizon customers in Massapequa, Wantagh, Franklin Square, Port Washington and Oyster Bay now can experience 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 these Nassau County communities, as well as part of Suffolk County. The company is offering three tiers of service with approximate downstream (download) speeds of up to 5, 15 and 30 Mbps (megabits per second).

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



While FiOS services are not immediately available to all customers in all locations, the services now are available to many Verizon customers in the 516 area code whose phone numbers have the following prefixes: 221, 264, 295, 374, 409, 541, 569, 598, 624, 628, 679, 691, 767, 781, 783, 785, 791, 792, 795, 797, 798, 799, 826, 882, 883, 922 and 944. The services also are available to many Verizon customers in the 631 area code with the following prefixes: 221, 264, 409, 541, 598, 679, 691, 781, 783, 785, 795, 797, 798, 799, 826 and 882. 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.