Ad watchdog: FiOS not 'so much more bright'

November 26, 2008 By BARBARA ORTUTAY , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Verizon's FiOS TV service doesn't make for a brighter picture, the advertising industry's self-regulatory body said, urging the company to drop some of the claims it makes in its advertising.

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