Verizon Cites Record Fios Data Traffic Due to Winter Storm
Verizon said there was record Fios traffic over the weekend due to customers stuck at home by Winter Storm Jonas. Fios data traffic was up almost 40 percent at its peak Saturday compared with a typical weekend day, and Sunday's…
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numbers "were almost as impressive," said a company release Tuesday. "We also saw record Fios TV Video on Demand requests on Saturday with 50 percent higher demand than a typical Saturday and 20 percent higher than our previous busiest day," Verizon said. "While we certainly don’t wish another blizzard the magnitude of Jonas on our customers, we do want them to know, that the next time they’re stuck at home when they’d otherwise be out having fun, the nation’s largest 100 percent fiber-optic network will be there to help fend off the boredom." Some cable companies in storm-hit areas also reported higher Internet and on-demand usage for the weekend (see 1601250058).