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Verizon Fios, also marketed as Fios by Verizon, is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service that operates over a fiber optical network. The service is operated select markets in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and roughly covers 11% of the US population that is provided by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S. carriers to offer fiber to the home (FTTH), and received positive ratings from Consumer Reports among cable television and Internet service providers.
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Indigo Wireless is a regional wireless telecommunications company in northern Pennsylvania. Based in Wellsboro, Indigo is often the only provider of service in its coverage area and is a local roaming partner for both AT&T and T-Mobile.
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- ↑ Broadband Initiative. County of Grey, November 2007
- ↑ High tech service provider ready to give expanded service. Wellington Advertiser Vol 41 Issue 23
- ↑ Dufferin County Council Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine . Dufferin Council Meeting March 2008.
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