The city of Alexandria, Va., was told that all cable TV negotiations related to Verizon FiOSnservice have been suspended nationwide as the company does a review, said the city'sndirector of communications, Tony Castrilli. But Verizon said its FiOS expansion plans haven'tnchanged. The city council voted to give Verizon a telephone franchise in June and then begannnegotiating for a FiOS TV franchise. But Verizon put those negotiations on hold a few monthsnto do an assessment, Castrilli said. Verizon has told the city that it intends to serve about 65npercent of its residents, the city government said. The carrier is taking a pause in pursuing newnfranchise agreements to study and concentrate on the buildout commitments in currentnfranchise areas, a Verizon spokesman said. He declined to estimate when it will resume thenexpansion. The company will continue to deploy FiOS where it gets franchises and is on tracknto reach its expansion goals for the technology, he said.
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