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Fletch-
VZ is the ticker symbol, and how internal folks refer to Verizon.... Commercial name is/would be FiOS TV...
Kurt-
Based on exisiting packages, the HD tier is about 35 channels, uncompressed (Unlike TW). Clarity will be like the DTV/Dish folks, but with 1080i, instead of 720p resolution restrictions, due to the increased bandwidth. A good chunk of it is national stuff (Like Discovery, TLC, TNT, A&E, etc), and of course the locals.
Not sure who they negotiated/closed with like MSG, etc, but bet your butt they won't miss the local sports networks like MSG and YES/HD (And, we do carry the NFL network, in NTSC and HD).
I know in DC, where I have played with FiOS TV, they carry a local HD sports station (For Redskins, Caps, Nats, etc.), a college HD sports station, and a few others...
Huge investment in a video distro facility that's being started in Buffalo, and that's the final piece. Rumor is TV will be available in Late Q108/Q2.
And, after watching tiling and pixelation on my uber-compressed "Digital" TW signal, I can't wait... If they drop the frame rates any lower to accomodate any new channels, it'll look like a filmstrip. It's not TW's fault, they inherited junk from Adelphia, I just don't want to deal with it anymore.
If I don't get FiOS soon, I'll jump to DirecTV...
-Andy
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