NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With a fiber-optic backbone network already installed in lower Manhattan after Superstorm Sandy, Verizon has restored voice and high-speed data services in more than 90 percent of the office and commercial space where power, construction and other infrastructure repairs have been completed. In conjunction with building management companies, Verizon continues to bring advanced fiber into their buildings to serve residential and business tenants. The company will present its comprehensive companywide Sandy response at a panel discussion on Tuesday ( Feb. 5 ), hosted by the Federal Communications Commission, at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House, 1 Bowling Green, in lower Manhattan. "Block-by-block, building-by-building, we are completely transforming the infrastructure of this vibrant and key part of New York City ," said Martin Burvill, senior vice president of global operations for Verizon Enterprise Solutions.