TELCO TV: Verizon plans security offering beyond fibre footprint

By Alan Breznick

NEW ORLEANS – Seeking to move boldly into a potentially hot new area, Verizon Communications plans to begin selling its new home control and security service throughout the U.S. sometime next year, not just within its wired DSL and FiOS footprint. Speaking at the TelcoTV conference here last week, Eric Bruno, VP of Product Management for Verizon, explained that the telco made a calculated decision to offer its home control service in a "broadband agnostic" way. The new service, which allows subscribers to control everything from lighting, temperature and energy consumption to home security and door locks, costs $9.95 per...