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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Cole
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Deployment of FIOS Services in Baltimore City through the Verizon Maryland Network
FOR the purpose of requesting the Mayor's Office of Cable and Communications, the Chair of the Cable Communications Advisory Commission, and representatives of Verizon to come before the Council to discuss deployment of the newest high speed internet and television technology in Baltimore.
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The Verizon FIOS network serves 2.5 million internet and 1.9 million television customers. Cities with FIOS services include: Annapolis, Maryland; Columbia, Maryland; Jersey City, New Jersey; Trenton, New Jersey; Newport News, Virginia; and Richmond, Virginia.
The installation of the FIOS network has continuously had a positive effect on local economies. In March of 2006, Verizon added 600 new full time employment positions in Virginia, and 8,200 new fiber related jobs were created nationally, amounting to nearly $400 million in wages and salaries and an additional $1.2 billion in "total" economic activity.
Building new networks, upgrading infrastructure, and connecting customers to high speed internet creates employment opportunities in a growing telecommunications business. Equally important is the access to superior networks that allow for business success and the transmission of knowledge.
Millions of Americans are aff...
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