Verizon Communications FiOS is the latest pay-TV provider to target new customers with broadband services bundles paired with a downsized slate of local channels alongside a premium video service with TV Everywhere rights.
Following recent broadband/TV combos introduced by AT&T and Comcast that emphasize HBO, Verizon has booted up an online promotion (hat tip: DSL Reports) that ties together its FiOS Quantum high-speed Internet tier (50 Mbps down by 25 Mbps upstream) plus Showtime or HBO and FiOS TV Local, a tier that includes local broadcast channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, and CW, among them) for $50 per month. In the Philadelphia area, FiOS TV Local offers a lineup of more than 40 channels, including WGN America, Univision, This TV Network, Telemundo, TBN, Qubo, PBS, NJTV, and ION.
The limited-time offer also includes a $75 per month tier, good for the first 12 months, that features the telco’s Fully Loaded Entertainment Pack, which includes more than 115 premium movie channels, and 26 in HD.
For the full story go to Multichannel.com.
