Verizon announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with NBC Universal Cable for carriage of a number of NBC Uni cable networks, including Universal HD, on its forthcoming FiOS TV service. For the unitiated or unaware, FiOS TV is Verizon's venture into the video services business utilizing fiber-to-the-premises technology. Verizon has been aggressive in inking these carriage deals, having last week signed one for Starz HDTV. Here's the official description:
"Verizon FiOS TV will offer customers a competitive alternative to cable or satellite. In addition to the NBC Cable and Broadcast channels, FiOS TV will also deliver hundreds of other digital video channels, high-definition programming, video-on-demand content, music channels, an interactive programming guide and other customer-friendly features via the company's fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband network. Verizon is already constructing FTTP networks in half the states where it offers landline communications service. Customers will be able to buy FiOS TV as a stand-alone service or packaged with voice and FiOS high-speed data services, which are already available in some areas."
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