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What is Fios? What is FiOS? FiOS is a fiber to the premises (FTTP) telecommunications service offered in the United States by Verizon. According to Verizon's Trademark, FiOS is a Gaelic word for "knowledge". Also, FiOS is an abbreviation of Fiber Optic Service. Verizon has attracted consumer and media attention in the area of broadband Internet access, as the first major U.S. carrier to offer such a service. Verizon has also launched a television service FiOS TV with its fiber optic lines, and is expected to become a major competition of local cable television companies over the next 10 years. It will compete with current Triple Play offers, where the local cable company offers broadband Internet access, digital cable, and VoIP telephone service. Read more Here Authored by: Netlink This question has been viewed 770 times so far. Click Here to View all the questions in Ask General Fios Questions category. File Attachments There are no attachment file(s) related to this question. How helpful was this article to you? Select a Vote 5 - Very Helpful 4 3 - Somewhat Helpful 2 1 - Not Helpful User Comments There are no user comments for this question. Be the first to post a comment. Click Here Related Questions There are no other questions related to this question. Additional Information Article Number: 2 Created: 2006-12-26 4:24 PM Rating   Article Options Print this Question Email this Question to Friend del.icio.us Bookmark Digg It Furl It   Language Translation --- Select a Language --- To Chinese To French To German To Italian To Japanese To Korean To Portugese To Spanish   Search Knowledge Base
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