There is a fiber optic connection from the pole to the house that carries TV, phone and Internet. From there, it splits into a telephone connection and coax. The coax feeds the modem/router and also feeds the TVs, which all have their own coax connections from existing home wiring and have to have Verizon tuner boxes. You cannot get a picture on the TV without a Verizon box (although I think you may be able to get a tuner card for TVs that can receive them, but I'm not sure of that).
Does that answer the question?