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Article: Public Television and Verizon Announce Major Agreement for Digital Programming.
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- PR Newswire
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- June 16, 2006
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Agreement Provides PBS and APTS Member Stations With Full Carriage on Verizon's Fiber-based FiOS TV System
WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Subscribers to Verizon's fiber-optic FiOS TV service will be able to enjoy the rich diversity of high-definition, educational and children's programming provided by PBS and the nation's local public television stations under a major agreement announced today by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS), PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and Verizon. The agreement ensures that Verizon will carry local public television stations' digital programming.
APTS President & CEO John Lawson said: "This agreement ...