Finally, the day has come. Move over cable and satellite and make room for Verizon.

Verizon unleashed their counter-attack to cable companies who now offer VoIP (voice over IP) by kicking off their highly anticipated IPTV service. Verizon officially started taking orders Thursday for the new IPTV service, called FiOS TV, in Keller, Texas. Click here to read about the features and pricing plans.

Will Verizon be successful in peeling away customers from the cable and satellite industries? We'll stay tuned...

Here are some other interesting articles...

Verizon Opens For Business With IPTV
InformationWeek - September 22, 2005
"Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday started selling its Internet TV service, marking the start of the telecommunication company's head-to-head competition with cable and satellite TV operators."

GreenGrass Launches Web TV
Red Herring - September 21, 2005
"English webcaster GreenGrass on Wednesday launched a pre-pay TV broadcast network over the Internet in a beta trial featuring news content from ITN and auto racing from Revs TV."

"GreenGrass said its service gives broadcasters a new way to distribute their content and reach a worldwide audience."

The US Of G: Google's Plan To Connect The World
webpronews.com - September 22, 2005
"Let's have fun with letters-descramble DWDM GMPLS ROADM WIMAX. The answer? US of G, as Google rumors continue to circulate about a nation united by cutting edge fiber optic technology that could make the Internet as accessible and free as radio."

A Wang-Dolan TV network in Chinese
NYNewsday.com - September 22, 2005
"In a move that joins the interests of two of Long Island's most prominent businessmen, Computer Associates founder Charles Wang and Cablevision founder Charles Dolan are partners in a start-up technology-media venture that delivers viewer-targeted broadcast TV and video to home subscribers over the Internet."

Swisscom Survey Shows Viewers Ready For IPTV
Telecomweb - September 19, 2005
"With Swisscom getting ready for an admittedly delayed IPTV launch, the carrier’s Fixnet subsidiary has released the findings of a survey looking into consumer PC and TV behavior in Switzerland, coming up with findings that show the Swiss already are well-equipped with the type of leading-edge electronics that would tend to indicate a high take rate for IPTV."

Telecom Italia aims at 200,000 clients for IPTV 1 yr after launch
Forbes - September 19, 2005
"Telecom Italia SpA chief executive Riccardo Ruggiero said the group would be satisfied if it reached 200,000 clients one year after the launch of its internet television service."