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Setting the Record Straight

by Employee ‎08-18-2009 07:03 PM - edited ‎10-15-2009 10:18 AM

So you've probably seen those over-the-top cable company ads attacking Verizon FiOS? Like the one with the line of actors turning in empty boxes? Or the back-hoes and the fork lift ad?


It's pretty clear that cable is a little worried about FiOS TV, and they're not going to let the facts get in the way of their ad campaign. And who knows what they'll try next.


The fact is that thousands of big cable's customers are leaving them every week and coming over to Verizon FiOS TV and Internet.


Just in the second quarter of 2009...


  • Cable losses accelerated - down 71% year-over-year
  • FiOS video net adds were up 70% year-over-year
  • We have achieved 25% penetration over all and we're driving deeper into more mature markets

 

So here's what happened when FiOS guy found out what cable guy is up to.

 

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Bill Kula

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Bill oversees the Verizon telecom customer experience, consumer bundles, DSL, e-commerce and small business. He helps customers learn about efficient ways to manage their Verizon services.

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