Two years after it stopped the expansion of the fiber-optic Internet and television networks, Verizon has been applied to the city for a license to bring high-speed service to most Medford neighborhood.

General Assembly scheduled for 7 pm tonight at Town Hall, where officials will present coverage of Verizon service, known as FiOS, which will be available to 71 percent Medford homes and businesses.

The agreement between the city and Verizon also requires the two sides continue to negotiate to extend service to areas west of Medford have cable, Mayor Michael j. McGlynn.

In 2009, after years of requests from city officials, Verizon began negotiating with the city to license cable TV. Comcast just currently offers cable television in Medford, Massachusetts. Some homes and businesses as well as subscribe to satellite service, DirecTV and Dish Network, McGlynn said.

“The process of drafting the laws always open one in which we have heard from all third parties, and has been working to resolve the many outstanding issues as possible. It is through this process that we have had the support of the majority of the third parties will be required to take action under the Act, as well as a group of bipartisan 40 cosponsors in the Senate.

“As I prepare managers amendment should be considered during the debate on the floor, I would therefore propose that the positive and negative effects of this provision is studied before implemented, so that we can focus on other important provisions in this Bill, which is important to protect American intellectual property online, and American jobs are tied to intellectual property. I am sorry that law enforcement will not remedy is available to it when sites that operate overseas, threatening to steal the property of the American safety and security of American consumers. However, the Bill remains strong and balanced approach to protecting intellectual property through a system of no-fault, no-obligation which leverages the player with the most relevant in the Internet ecosystem. “