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Beware of broadband speed overkill

May 17, 2006 Cable operators and phone companies are increasing speeds of their broadband service, but the average consumer may not need the boost. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, broadband service, broadband, cable company, bandwidth, high-speed Internet access, Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., Internet access, video

Verizon opens new video game portal

September 14, 2005 Communication giant's new VGN video game service aims to offer entertainment for every taste. TAGS: Verizon Communications, video game, portal, games, gamer, broadband, video, PC

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, CEO, broadband, video, TV

Big talk about broadband

June 21, 2007 Industry executives at the NXTcomm trade show in Chicago roll out ambitious plans for wired and wireless broadband services. TAGS: Verizon Communications, IP television, wireless broadband, trade show, fiber-optics, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, Chicago, exec, CEO, broadband, Apple iPhone, service provider, video

Ups and downs of consumer broadband

August 1, 2005 Consumers increasingly are frustrated with caps on upload speeds. But providers say demand is still too meager to put upload capacities on par with download speeds. TAGS: broadband provider, broadband, broadband service, capacity, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, photograph, video, picture, IM

Commentary: Verizon's DVR offers a new view of TV

August 15, 2006 New multiroom service issues a challenge to cable companies and means consumers can expect more from providers of TV, broadband. TAGS: Verizon Communications, DVR, operator, Cox Communications Inc., commentary, broadband, VoD, set-top box, TV, set-top, Comcast Corp., cable company, view, Motorola Inc., photograph, PC

Verizon revenue grows on wireless

May 2, 2006 Revenue gets boost from wireless sales, but company faces competition from cable operators in broadband, wireline. TAGS: Verizon Communications, cable company, broadband service, Vodafone Group Plc., MCI Inc., broadband, Verizon Wireless, Time Warner Inc., Internet access, state, pricing, Comcast Corp., DSL, video

BellSouth teams with Yahoo

October 17, 2005 BellSouth and Yahoo announced on Monday a strategic alliance to provide co-branded broadband service. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., broadband service, Yahoo! Inc., portal, broadband, SBC Communications Inc., cable company, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, TV, video

Stay tuned for Verizon Wireless TV

January 7, 2005 The operator tries to climb back to No. 1 with a major expansion of its high-speed network and a new mobile TV service. TAGS: mobile TV, Verizon Wireless, Verizon V-Cast, wireless broadband, carrier, broadband network, Verizon Communications, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, BellSouth Corp., U.S., city, Cingular Wireless, programming, TV, handset

Verizon touts new music and networking services

January 5, 2006 Company CEO unveils long-awaited music service and talks up its network advances at CES in Las Vegas. TAGS: Verizon V-Cast Music, Verizon Communications, megabit, broadband network, Consumer Electronics Show, EVDO, song, Las Vegas, broadband, Texas, handset, networking, CEO, USB, video, PC

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, SBC Communications Inc., telephone company, CEO, broadband, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., DSL, video, TV

Verizon adds another big TV partner

September 21, 2005 Carrier signs a content deal with Walt Disney and its ABC, ESPN and Soapnet units, as it prepares to launch its Fios television service. TAGS: The Walt Disney Co., Verizon Communications, video service, franchise, telephone service, agreement, ESPN, Texas, town, Disney Corp., TV, state, community, law, cable company, channel

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, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, Digital Home, video service, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., TV, agreement, Comcast Corp., cable company, broadband, Microsoft Corp., video

Telecoms look to the future

March 22, 2006 The heavy hitters at TelecomNext in Las Vegas focus on broadband, TV, wireless and radical transformations in the telecom business. TAGS: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, Las Vegas, IP television, AT&T Corp., CEO, broadband, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Communications, trade show, Time Warner Inc., chairman, video, TV, photograph

Broadband giants say Net neutrality fears are misguided

March 24, 2006 Verizon, AT&T offer companies special pipes. They want to extend that concept to content delivery. Photo: Ciccone, Tauke talk TAGS: Net Neutrality, AT&T Corp., content company, video service, pipe, Verizon Communications, content provider, VPN, vice president, broadband, movie, video

Comcast steals telecom DSL customers

April 27, 2006 The company says it added 437,000 new broadband customers to its roster in the first quarter of 2006, with about a third coming from DSL. TAGS: Comcast Corp., DSL, subscriber, Verizon Communications, cable company, broadband, AT&T Corp., pricing, telecommunications, TV, video

Comcast revs up downloads

July 12, 2005 Cable modem operator bumps up the speeds for receiving data but keeps prices and data-sending capabilities the same. TAGS: Comcast Corp., broadband, Verizon Communications, modem, TV, video

Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 Republican proposal would levy new taxes to pay for broadband services, but skips the thorny question of Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, proposal, broadband service, tax, telecommunications, Sen., committee, broadband provider, broadband, Republican, senator, chairman, Verizon Communications, video
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