VoIP In Detail

Verizon has expanded its FiOS TV service to additional residential and small business customers in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. Verizon FiOS TV service is now available in parts of Baldwin Park, Hemet, La Puente, San Bernardino, and Upland, and has also been made available to more customers in the areas of Glendora, La Verne, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Montclair, Pomona, Thousand Oaks, Yucaipa, and unincorporated Los Angeles County. Verizon FiOS TV Features 400 Digital and 100+ HD Channels in Southern California FiOS TV service highlights include: more than 400 all-digital channels grouped by genres such as entertainment, sports, news, shopping, movies, and family; more than 100 high-definition (HD) channels in the market; more than 14,000 monthly video-on-demand (VOD) titles (70 percent of which are free), with over 1,000 free HD titles per month; 100 percent digital quality; multi-room DVR (digital video recorder) that allows customers to use one DVR to record standard- and high-definition programming which can then be enjoyed on six additional TV sets in the home; an interactive media guide (IMG) that helps customers quickly and easily find content from TV listings, VOD catalogs and the Home Media DVR, as well as personal music and photos from a home network; and much more

Verizon has announced it is now offering Verizon FiOS service to consumers and businesses in additional Western New York communities. Verizon FiOS TV, FiOS Internet, and voice services are now available in parts of Blasdell, Kenmore, and Lackawanna. Verizon is also spreading FiOS TV availability to more areas in the previously activated towns and villages of Amherst, Hamburg, Orchard Park, Tonawanda, and West Seneca.

Time Warner Cable has announced the launch of “Start Over” to its customers in the Charlotte area.

In the ongoing effort to assist television viewers prepare for the transition to digital television (DTV) in February, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the creation of a national hotline to answer consumers’ questions.

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein will hold a public town hall meeting in Phoenix to address issues concerning the federally-mandated digital television (DTV) transition that will go into effect in February. The meeting will be held at the end of the month and is part of an extensive nationwide tour focusing on markets with high levels of over-the-air television viewers – that is, viewers who depend on set-top or roof-top antennas to receive their television signals.

Cox Business has been chosen by Burnham Composite Structures, Inc., a leader in composite manufacturing for the aerospace industry, to provide its business solutions. Cox Business provides a broad portfolio of products and solutions specifically designed for small businesses through the Nortel Sales Center. Cox Business Provides Voice, Data, and Video Solutions “Our partnership with Cox Business for voice, data, and video solutions simplified the task of providing our employees the wide variety of communication tools they need,” said Ron Moore, chief financial officer for Burnham Composite Structures, Inc

Comcast has announced the launch of next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 wideband to residential homes and businesses in Baltimore including areas in Anne Arundel County, City of Annapolis, and Howard County. Comcast expects to complete the rollout in the remainder of the market by mid-2009

Charter Communications has announced it has added four new high-definition (HD) channels to its lineup in the St. Louis area. Charter has also added four new digital channels

AT&T Business Solutions has announced that it has signed two multimillion dollar contracts with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and will continue to be the primary networking services provider for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and its member companies. Under the contracts, Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the country can use AT&T Business Solutions’ complete portfolio of mobility, data, voice, hosting, Internet Protocol (IP), consulting, and managed services. AT&T Business Solutions Advanced Networking Technology AT&T Business Solutions’ advanced networking technology supports Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association member companies by helping them expand capabilities, improve service, and control costs as they increasingly rely on the Internet and private networks to exchange critical information among customers and providers

AT&T Business has announced the launch of AT&T U-verse High-Speed Internet Max 18 service for small businesses.