Verizon FiOS TV tops 200K subscribers

Verizon's FiOS TV reported 207,000 total subscribers at the end of 2006, which makes for a 75 percent quarterly hike in subscribers during its Q4. FiOS TV is available to 2.4 million homes, giving Verizon a 9 percent penetration rate in the markets it serves with TV, including 200 cities in parts of 10 states. As for cable-TV franchises, Verizon secured about 600 franchises that cover more than 7 million households. Verizon's FTTH rollouts have passed more than 6 million premises by the end of 2006 and the company hopes to pass 18 million homes by the end of 2010.

For more on Verizon's FiOS TV metrics:
- see this company press release

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