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Verizon already announced the enhancements to its FiOS TV Twitter and Facebook widgets. These are two widget recently added for free in its interactive social TV applications. With the new enhancements, subscribers of FiOS service can send in Twitter messages in real-time and update Facebook profile using an on-screen keyboard.

The company is concentrating on adding new functionalities to improve customer experience of social networking. While using Verizon’s television service, users will have additional ways to connect with one another with the use of the newly added features.

“The Widget Bazaar”, is a new store front to be released in July, as Verizon widens its FiOS TV along with Facebook, Twitter, ESPN, and online video services. This introduction is aimed at offering new widgets and applications to the users of the FiOS TV. Verizon will soon be launching “The Widget Bazaar” to third-party developers under the revenue-sharing agreements.

It’s a challenging role for FiOS with cable operators aggressively promoting triple play services to consumers (for example, TV, Internet, and voice). This way the corporation is planning to stay ahead of the competition by offering more FiOS TV features allowing consumers to have more options on their TV experience.

A key factor of Verizon’s long range expansion plans continues to grow with its FiOS TV and high-speed internet offerings online. As this happens, they plan to cater more markets across different states. The FiOS TV has an outstanding consumer growth which is also reflected by their steady expansion over last 2 quarters. Verizon had about a few million consumers of its FiOS TV marked at the end of 2nd quarter 2009. Verizon will better compete in the telecommunications business against companies such as AT&T and Sprint once they are able to fully cover other states of their fiber optic system (FiOS) and fully enhance their existing wireless system to provide 4G capabilities.