Brooklyn BP Eric L. Adams, Others Announce "Verizon FiOS in Brooklyn: Public Forum on Verizon's FiOS Rollout"
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BROOKLYN, NY (11/13/2015)(readMedia)-- Common Cause New York, Consumers Union, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams are co-sponsoring a public forum on November 17th exploring Brooklyn residents' experiences with Verizon FiOS.
In 2008, Verizon was given a franchise agreement to wire all of NYC with high-speed optical fiber cable, and was obligated to make FiOS available to any New Yorker for installation by November 2014.
However, the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications issued an audit of the build-out in June of 2015 which revealed that Verizon "substantially failed to meets its commitment to the people of New York," according to Mayor de Blasio.
The purpose of the forum is to hear from residents of the Brooklyn about their experience obtaining FiOS service, explore any impediments to obtaining that service, and hear about the experience of customers once they have obtained it. This is the fourth in a series of public forums which the Waiting4FiOS coalition is organizing exploring New Yorkers' experiences with FiOS. Forums have already been held in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens.
| WHO: | Common Cause New York, Consumers Union, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams |
| WHAT: | Verizon FiOS in Brooklyn: A Public Forum to Discuss the FiOS Roll-Out |
| WHEN: | Tuesday November 17, 2015 at 07:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) |
| WHERE: | Brooklyn Borough Hall Community Room 209 Joralemon St Brooklyn, New York 11201 |
| NOTES: | Extensive firsthand stories from Brooklyn residents about their experiences attempting to obtain Verizon's FiOS service. |
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