http://washingtontimes.com/article/20071121/BUSINESS/111210039/1006 In short, Verizon Fiber customers get "In Maryland and Virginia, the company offers symmetrical speeds of 15 megabits-per-second for both downloads and uploads."
"Verizon's symmetrical service costs $64.99 a month with a yearly contract."
By contrast....
"Comcast's highest-speed offering, its Blast service, promises a download speed of 16 Mbps and an upload speed of 768 Kbps. The deal is priced at $52.95 a month."
Granted, this probably doesn't really effect tv, but.... Just FYI.