
FiOS customers can now access YouTube video and free live radio, but only as long as their network-connected computer is on and running the latest Verizon Media Manager software. This would lead to let users enjoy free online radio stations at any point of time.
Verizon's Shawn Strickland, vice president of consumer strategy for Verizon, did admit that it's a long term goal to not only cut the PC and desktop application out of the picture, but to, potentially, bypass Verizon's own set-top boxes as well. The company could even foresee a scenario where customers have a console like the Xbox 360 and are using Verizon-network-based services to access FiOS IPTV offerings.