Verizon ends 2012 with 4.7 million FiOS Video connections
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today reported strong customer and revenue growth in Verizon Wireless and Verizon FiOS services in fourth-quarter 2012.
Wireline Operational Highlights – video
Verizon added 144,000 net new FiOS Internet connections and 134,000 net new FiOS Video connections in fourth-quarter 2012. Verizon had a total of 5.4 million FiOS Internet and 4.7 million FiOS Video connections at the end of the quarter, representing year-over-year increases of 12.6 percent and 13.3 percent, respectively.
FiOS penetration (subscribers as a percentage of potential subscribers) continued to increase. FiOS Internet penetration was 37.3 percent at the end of fourth-quarter 2012, compared with 35.5 percent at the end of fourth-quarter 2011. In the same periods, FiOS Video penetration was 33.3 percent, compared with 31.5 percent. The FiOS network passed 17.6 million premises at year-end 2012.
FiOS Video Subscribers (‘000)
12/31/12 12/31/11 % Change -------- -------- -------- Connections 4,726 4,173 13.3 Net Adds (3 months) 134 194 (30.9) Net Adds (12 months) 553 701 (21.1)
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