Verizon is adding DIRECTV television service to its packages in Rhode Island on Tuesday, and in New England and the mid-Atlantic states in the coming months, with additional markets to follow.
Rhode Island customers who buy a package including unlimited all-distance calling, Verizon Online DSL and DIRECTV, can save more than $240 a year, compared with a competitor's comparable bundle of calling, Internet access and entertainment, according to the RBOC. Other combinations of DIRECTV, calling and Internet access also will be available with discounts, the company says.
Customers will be able to order all Verizon and DIRECTV services by making a single call to Verizon. By mid-year, when the companies interconnect billing systems, all the services will appear on the Verizon bill. Verizon currently offers integrating billing of local and long-distance calling, Internet access and, in most areas, wireless services via its ONE-BILL option.
Of course, Verizon and SBC recently announced deals to resell DBS services in an attempt to compete with the triple play packages the cable companies are selling.
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