How is Verizon FiOS TV Service Different From Cable TV?
There is a lot of coverage in the press lately about the new Verizon FiOS digital TV service along with the Verizon FiOS digital phone and Internet services. This digital TV service is being praised for its innovation and the cutting edge technology that is being used to support the digital TV, phone and Internet feeds. That’s because the Verizon FiOS network is the first digital TV, phone, and Internet system ever to use 100% fiber optic cable to build the network. The use of this new technology is a first in the digital media industry. How is the Verizon FiOS fiber optic network different from cable? Well the most basic difference is that they use different materials as the base of the service. The Verizon FiOS digital TV service uses a network made of fiber optic cables while cable companies still use networks made of copper wires. That might seem like a small difference, but it makes a big difference in terms of the quality of the service and speed of the service. The difference be
