That's according to an article by Reuters.
The news service reports that Verizon has not set a date for the HD VOD offering.
Verizon offers up to 26 HD channels in some markets, including local and national. It also has a VOD feature, but now the company wants to merge the two options.
"I don't think there are technical obstacles," Verizon Chief Technology Officer Mark Wegleitner told reporters late Monday during an industry conference, according to Reuters. "The network could support it now."
Several cable operators already offer a HD VOD feature with its high-def offering and satcasters DIRECTV and EchoStar are expected to launch similar services over the next year.
Verizon's TV service is now available to three million homes in 11 states, but the company plans to expand that to nine million homes by year's end and 18 million by the end of 2010.
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