The company, which made the announcement today, has already added Big Ten Network HD to the Fort Wayne, Indiana market.
The telco is likely to add it to more markets before the start of this year's college football season, which begins in August. The Big Ten Network carries live college football and basketball games as well as other college sports.
In today's announcement, Verizon noted the importance of carrying the high-def version of the channel.
"Verizon has placed a high priority on providing the best in both sports and High-Definition content to our FiOS TV subscribers," said Terry Denson, FiOS' vice president for content and programming. "Big Ten Network is an exciting addition to our channel lineup, giving customers a front seat to their favorite college football games. This is just one more illustration of our commitment to providing the very best channel offerings."
Verizon's FiOS TV is currently available to more than 6.5 million homes in 13 states.
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