said by afiggatt:said by darcilicious:We're really an oddball -- most folks in Portland proper don't have Verizon but outlying areas (the 'burbs) do.
I believe that FiOS TV is available west of Portland in Beaverton, Hillsboro, Cornelius, and Forest Grove. To the south slightly, it's also available in Newberg and McMinnville.
And yet, we're the "Portland, OR" market
The Portland market would include all the communities that are part of the Portland DMA and TV station broadcast area. Which is generally going to be communities out to 40-50 miles outside of the city proper.
Nothing surprising about Fios being added to the suburbs first. That is the pattern in just about all the markets where Verizon is rolling out Fios. The first areas to get built out are mostly medium density suburbs of townhouses and single family homes. There are lot of issues that come into play when installing Fios into a apartment/condo complex or high-rise building.
Some boring FYI: City of Portland is mostly served by Qwest. Fact most of the state's population is covered by Qwest (Portland, Salem, Eugene...) The burbs (outside of Portland boundaries) is Verizon territory. I don't think Verizon goes further south then McMinnville. 
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