The US telecom operator Verizon has announced it has now over 1 million subscribers to its fibre IPTV service FiOS TV. During Q4 2007, the service gained 226,000 customers, taking the year-end total to 943,000. The company is now the tenth largest provider of television services in the US. Launched in September 2005, FiOS TV offers hundreds of digital video and music channels, HD programming, and a library of more than 10,000 VOD titles. It is currently available in selected areas of California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.
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