Malden approves Verizon's FiOS TV

Malden Mayor Richard C. Howard has granted a cable franchise to Verizon Communications Inc. for its FiOS TV service, Verizon said today.

Howard's action paves the way for the FiOS TV all-digital, fiber-optic network to become available to 22,000 households in Malden, Verizon said, and it brings to 67 the number of Massachusetts communities where FiOS TV is either already available or soon will be.

Headquartered in New York, Verizon delivers broadband and other wireline and wireless services to mass market, business, government, and wholesale customers.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)