<s>
Verizon	B-Protocol
Fios	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
bundled	B-Architecture
internet	O
access	O
,	O
telephone	O
,	O
and	O
television	O
service	O
provided	O
by	O
Verizon	O
Communications	O
that	O
operates	O
over	O
a	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optical	I-Architecture
network	O
within	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
Fios	B-Protocol
began	O
when	O
Bell	O
Atlantic	O
(	O
now	O
Verizon	O
Communications	O
)	O
was	O
testing	O
its	O
video	O
service	O
"	O
Stargazer	O
"	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
(	O
VOD	O
)	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
tested	O
for	O
1,000	O
homes	O
in	O
northern	O
Virginia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
Verizon	O
Communications	O
began	O
offering	O
a	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
digital	O
television	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
9,000	O
customers	O
in	O
Keller	O
,	O
Texas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
Fios	B-Protocol
TV	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
aimed	O
to	O
replace	O
copper	O
wires	O
with	O
optical	B-Application
fibers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2006	O
Fios	B-Protocol
was	O
offered	O
in	O
areas	O
of	O
seven	O
US	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
winding	O
down	O
its	O
Fios	B-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
concentrating	O
on	O
completing	O
its	O
network	O
in	O
areas	O
that	O
already	O
had	O
Fios	B-Protocol
franchises	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
deploying	O
to	O
new	O
areas	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
Baltimore	O
and	O
Boston	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
secured	O
municipal	O
franchise	O
agreements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	O
Jersey	O
,	O
Verizon	O
collected	O
an	O
additional	O
$15	O
billion	O
in	O
fees	O
from	O
customers	O
and	O
tax	O
subsidies	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
promising	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
broadband	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fios	B-Protocol
TV	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
services	O
offered	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Protocol
Fios	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	O
offers	O
Fios	B-Protocol
packages	O
with	O
high-definition	B-Device
and	O
standard-definition	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fios	B-Protocol
TV	O
uses	O
QAM	B-Device
technology	O
to	O
deliver	O
signals	O
to	O
a	O
customer	O
's	O
property	O
using	O
its	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fios	B-Protocol
Internet	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
service	O
offered	O
under	O
Verizon	O
's	O
Fios	B-Protocol
brand	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
line	O
's	O
current	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
service	O
initially	O
launched	O
in	O
Keller	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
Fios	B-Protocol
TV	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
TV	O
and	O
Internet	O
services	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
service	O
via	O
its	O
fiber-optic	B-Application
network	I-Application
,	O
Fios	B-Protocol
Digital	O
Voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Verizon	O
also	O
offers	O
plain	O
old	O
telephone	O
service	O
(	O
POTS	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
in	O
various	O
markets	O
that	O
Verizon	O
physically	O
disconnected	O
the	O
copper	O
lines	O
for	O
copper-line	O
phone	O
service	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
Fios	B-Protocol
was	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
VoIP	B-Application
service	O
,	O
a	O
FiOS	B-Protocol
phone	O
connection	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
if	O
the	O
power	O
is	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Verizon	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
for	O
numerous	O
violations	O
of	O
its	O
agreements	O
with	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
the	O
provider	O
to	O
pass	O
a	O
fiber-optic	B-Application
network	I-Application
in	O
"	O
underground	O
conduit	O
,	O
along	O
above-ground	O
utility	O
poles	O
,	O
or	O
otherwise	O
—	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
(	O
or	O
behind	O
)	O
each	O
residential	O
building	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
by	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
officials	O
to	O
their	O
deployment	O
database	O
within	O
thirty	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
identified	O
approximately	O
one	O
million	O
households	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
yet	O
served	O
by	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
outstanding	O
requests	O
than	O
claimed	O
by	O
Verizon	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
allegations	O
that	O
Verizon	O
refused	O
to	O
install	O
Fios	B-Protocol
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
routinely	O
failed	O
to	O
make	O
service	O
available	O
to	O
customers	O
within	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
had	O
agreed	O
to	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
required	O
multi-family	O
residential	O
units	O
to	O
enter	O
into	O
bulk	O
purchases	O
or	O
exclusivity	O
deals	O
to	O
receive	O
service	O
promptly	O
(	O
or	O
at	O
all	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
FCC	O
policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
midnight	O
EDT	O
,	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
and	O
its	O
sister	O
network	O
,	O
Weatherscan	O
,	O
were	O
pulled	O
from	O
Verizon	B-Protocol
Fios	I-Protocol
after	O
the	O
two	O
parties	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
terms	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
carriage	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
services	O
have	O
respectively	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
AccuWeather	O
Network	O
(	O
which	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
widget	B-Application
provided	O
by	O
Fios	B-Protocol
featuring	O
forecast	O
content	O
provided	O
by	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
offered	O
a	O
less	O
expensive	O
deal	O
to	O
Verizon	B-Protocol
Fios	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
rejected	O
the	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Verizon	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
long-term	O
business	O
decision	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
carriage	O
dispute	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
launched	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
urge	O
viewers	O
to	O
contact	O
Fios	B-Protocol
about	O
restoring	O
the	O
cable	O
channel	O
and	O
its	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
that	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
Fios	B-Protocol
carriage	O
beginning	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
