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FALL 2007 -
Highlights from this Issue:
Verizon FIOS TV Services
After a lengthy negotiation, a Verizon Cable franchise agreement was approved by the Town Board in May and then confirmed by the NYS Public Service Commission on June 22. The agreement has a ten year term.
Many residents are now able to receive VERIZON FIOS TV. This is a 100% digital network which provides market competition to Cablevision and satellite television.
At the time the franchise agreement was signed in May, the Verizon FIOS network had been built-out to reach 77% of households in North Castle. The franchise agreement specifies a graduated build-out schedule with full coverage of the Town by January 2012.
The Verizon franchise agreement provides for four origination points to provide Public, Educational and Government (PEG) Access programming and grant money to be used to establish facilities for cablecasting.
The first site will be activated at Byram Hills High School. This Verizon channel will provide educational and government programming that is currently aired on CTV 20, Channel 75 and Channel 78. We expect the new channel to be operational by December, 2007, as specified in the franchise agreement. It’s important to note that the Education and Government programming (including Town Board and Planning Board meetings) currently aired on Cablevision channels will not be available to Verizon customers until that time.
Additional Verizon FIOS TV transmission sites are planned for Town Hall, the Hergenhan Recreation Center and the Public Library in North White Plains. These locations will be operational on a staggered schedule in 2008 and beyond, and in the future, will provide live transmission of programming.
For information on Verizon service and to see if your home is FIOS-ready, residents can access the Verizon web site at: verizon.com/fios.tv or call customer service at: 888-441-4292.
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