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Verizon jacks up broadband offering

April 5, 2005 Carrier has doubled the speed of its $30 DSL service and plans to add more communities to its fiber build in Massachusetts. TAGS: FTTH, Verizon Communications, Massachusetts, fiber, DSL service, DSL, community, broadband

Verizon's fiber-optic payoff

June 21, 2007 Investors squawked a few years ago when Verizon said it would spend billions to take fiber to the doorstep. Now they're cheering. TAGS: Verizon Communications, subscriber, Bayer AG, fiber, fiber-optics, High-speed Internet, AT&T Corp., Internet service, broadband, CEO, video, TV

Verizon prepares for next generation of broadband

July 28, 2006 Telecom giant selects vendors to upgrade its fiber network to eventually offer consumers up to 100Mbps broadband. TAGS: optical network, gigabit, fiber, Verizon Communications, bandwidth, broadband, generation, AT&T Corp.

Bill launched to overhaul broadband rules

July 27, 2005 Politicians say it's time to update the 1996 Telecommunications Act and other laws to deregulate broadband and wireless links. TAGS: broadband, telecommunications, bill, fiber, government, Verizon Communications, law, VoIP, satellite

Verizon to use new tech to slash costs

March 9, 2006 The technology will let broadband signals travel over existing cable wiring in homes to reduce Fios installation costs. TAGS: Verizon Communications, broadband, VoD, fiber, multimedia, broadband service, broadcasting, IP, TV

Tangled up in fiber

May 2, 2005 For communities planning to build out their own fiber networks, the devil is in the details. TAGS: fiber, broadband, fiber-optic network, Philadelphia, Utah, Verizon Communications, city, fiber-optics, Oregon, Wi-Fi, TV

Cities brace for broadband war

May 2, 2005 Across the U.S., cities are planning tax-funded broadband networks. But they face fierce resistance from Bells and cable operators. TAGS: broadband, Cox Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, broadband network, cable company, BellSouth Corp., Philadelphia, fiber, city, food, Wi-Fi

Yahoo, Verizon ink Web tie-in

January 17, 2005 The multiyear agreement is expected to package the Web portal into the phone company's broadband Internet services. TAGS: Verizon Communications, Web portal, Yahoo! Inc., DSL, SBC Communications Inc., portal, broadband, cable company, Verizon DSL, Time Warner Inc., agreement, broadband Internet, fiber, Internet service, MSN

Broadband speed war emerges

July 1, 2005 Cable providers are increasing speeds as Verizon rolls out its fiber-to-the-home network. TAGS: Cox Communications Inc., Adelphia Communications Corp., Verizon Communications, Cablevision Systems Corp., cable company, FTTH, broadband network, broadband, fiber, spokesman, pricing

Cablevision: We're not afraid of Verizon's fiber

May 5, 2005 Verizon announces further expansion into Cablevision's territory, sparking fightin' words from the cable company's COO. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications, cable company, data service, fiber, COO, community, DSL, telephony, broadband, TV

Verizon CEO calls for pay-TV rule changes

April 18, 2005 Says telephone company shouldn't be required to pay fees to local governments for offering pay TV over fiber. TAGS: pay-TV, fiber, Verizon Communications, fee, cable company, broadcaster, broadband Internet, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, CEO, broadband, AT&T Corp., DSL, video, TV

Verizon wants its Microsoft TV

January 29, 2005 The nation's largest phone company plans to use Microsoft's software to power its fiber-optic television service. TAGS: Microsoft TV, fiber-optics, fiber, Digital Home, Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., video service, SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., TV, Comcast Corp., agreement, broadband, cable company, Microsoft Corp., video

This week in broadband

July 22, 2005 Voters in Lafayette, La., OK a citywide fiber project, while Cingular plans to roll out wireless broadband in 15 to 20 markets by year's end. TAGS: fiber-optics, Louisiana, operator, wireless broadband, Cingular Wireless, fiber, cable company, broadband, Verizon Communications

Cablevision revs up its broadband

November 7, 2005 Cablevision increases speed of its broadband services up to 50mbps just as Verizon rolls out its fiber-optic Fios network. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., broadband service, broadband, Verizon Communications, High-speed Internet, fiber, cable company

AT&T to ramp up IPTV's expansion

January 25, 2007 CEO says new U-verse service is working better than expected, and the company plans to push IPTV more aggressively this year. TAGS: IP television, AT&T Corp., subscriber, fiber, expansion, delay, Verizon Communications, broadband, TV, CEO, programming, Microsoft Corp.

FCC schizo on DSL, wiretapping

August 8, 2005 In a pair of decisions, the commissioners vote to veer in two radically different directions. TAGS: CALEA, DSL, Verizon Communications, Internet access, fiber, SBC Communications Inc., chairman, broadband, decision, rule
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