As Verizon completes the necessary construction and engineering activities, it expects to extend FiOS service by year-end to 5,000 more households for a total of 6,200 households in the community.

Suri Surinder, Verizon’s senior vice president and general manager for the Southeast region, said: Today we are plugging an important gap in our FiOS service area for Sarasota County. North Port residents will now have an exciting option for their home telecommunications needs: They can order FiOS, the most advanced and revolutionary all-fiber service available anywhere.