Verizon to Challenge Comcast with IPTV Service in Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Verizon to Challenge Comcast with IPTV Service in Fort Wayne, Indiana

8:00 am on September 23, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Television

Verizon Communications has announced plans to deploy its fiber optic IPTV service in Indiana for the first time next year, going head-to-head with the state’s cable incumbent, Comcast.

The new service will be delivered over Verizon’s fiber-to-the-premises high-speed network, and will include standard cable television service, as well as advanced IPTV features like multi-room digital video recording, Video-On-Demand, and on-screen traffic and weather information.

The first market in Indiana to see Verizon’s IPTV service will be Fort Wayne, a Comcast stronghold where 75% of television subscribers bundle their cable with either high-speed internet or digital phone service.

There is little doubt that the town will be a tough nut to crack for Verizon, but with 20 HDTV channels and over 3000 on-demand movies, the new IPTV service will pose some strong competition to say the least.