Verizon Asks For New York City-Wide Franchise

Verizon said today that in response to Friday’s request for proposals from New York City, it has applied for a franchise that would let it serve all five boroughs of the city with a fiber network it would build out by mid-2014. Currently, Time Warner Cable is the largest cable provider within the city, covering Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens and part of Brooklyn. Cablevision is franchised in the Bronx and part of Brooklyn. Both companies’ 10-year franchises expire this year, and they were in the process of seeking renewals. RCN serves some portions of the city (including Manhattan and Queens) with cable, phone and Internet as an “open service provider.”
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