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FAQ: CableCard? What's that?

January 20, 2005 The FCC wants to terminate your cable set-top box. Here's what you need to know. Photos: Free your set-top box TAGS: CableCard, set-top box, set-top, digital television, cable company, cable television, TiVo Inc., FAQ, entertainment, TV, Motorola Inc., HP

A new world order for television

December 5, 2005 The FCC and a couple cable companies tout TV a la carte. Also, debating the on-demand business model, and diving viewer preferences. TAGS: cable company, TV

FCC bans exclusive TV deals for cable

October 31, 2007 Commission adopts new rules that ban cable operators from locking apartment buildings into exclusive contracts in exchange for service. TAGS: contract, cable company, commission, rule, chairman, TV, pricing, Verizon Communications, service provider, order, AT&T Corp., video

Verizon adds multiroom DVR

August 14, 2006 Company takes aim at cable with DVR service that lets customers watch recorded content in multiple rooms. Commentary: Verizon's DVR offers a new view of TV TAGS: DVR, Verizon Communications, set-top, set-top box, TV, cable company, video, PC

Verizon adds wireless to bundle

January 30, 2007 Customers are now able to add wireless to a Verizon service bundle to get even more discounts. TAGS: Verizon Communications, bundle, DirecTV, discount, Verizon Wireless, wireless phone, wireless service, cable company, AT&T Corp., Washington, pricing, combination, TV, satellite, DSL, cell phone

Sprint Nextel, cable to test cell service

April 10, 2006 Sprint Nextel, four cable operators to begin pilot program for cell phone service integrated with cable services. TAGS: cable company, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, Time Warner Inc., city, TV, broadband

Cable goes for the quadruple play

November 7, 2005 Newly allied with Sprint Nextel, four cable operators add wireless to their Internet, video and VoIP services. TAGS: cable company, Sprint Nextel, Time Warner Inc., wireless service, mobile TV, VoIP, Cingular Wireless, play, DVR, Comcast Corp., cell phone, IP, TV, video

Will bigger AT&T spur a broadband TV price war?

March 8, 2006 Competition from a larger AT&T could force cable to lower prices, but experts caution not to expect changes overnight. TAGS: cable company, AT&T Corp., BellSouth Corp., merger, broadband, subscriber, broadband service, war, pricing, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, TV, DSL

Broadband bundles to drive wireless spectrum sale

August 9, 2006 Cable and satellite companies will be among the bidders at a major FCC auction, as they look to add wireless to their package of services. TAGS: spectrum, satellite company, cable company, Time Warner Inc., satellite, satellite television, wireless service, telephony, license, sale, Comcast Corp., broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, TV

Cable companies lose round in CableCard battle

August 18, 2006 Operators move closer to offering service allowing consumers to simply plug a card into a device to get cable TV service. TAGS: CableCard, deadline, set-top box, cable company, set-top, court, Comcast Corp., integration, consumer electronics, cable television, TV, security

Laying a new path to your TV

December 28, 2006 As AT&T brings its Internet-based service to more markets, Comcast is souping up a network upgrade of its own. TAGS: network upgrade, AT&T Corp., cable company, Comcast Corp., fiber, Verizon Communications, TV, IP, video

Calling all TVs

April 5, 2005 Cox and Cablevision envision the ultimate feature for couch potatoes: answering the phone with your TV. TAGS: Cox Communications Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp., caller ID, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, set-top box, set-top, cable company, TV, Microsoft Windows XP

Verizon shows off its future tech

November 1, 2007 As it builds out its superfast fiber-optic and wireless networks, the company contemplates which newly developed applications and services it will offer. TAGS: Mark Wegleitner, Verizon Communications, MMS, intelligence, cell phone, IM, AT&T Corp., cable company, 3G, wireless network, SMS, TV, PC

Comcast introduces open-cable platform

January 8, 2008 If the cable operator's efforts to partner with leading gadget makers are successful, those set-top boxes could be a thing of the past.Photo: Comcast's AnyPlay device TAGS: Brian Roberts, Comcast Corp., set-top box, set-top, Consumer Electronics Show, DVR, platform, Panasonic, TiVo Inc., cable company, cable box, satellite, TV, Microsoft Corp.

IPTV promise meets reality

June 8, 2006 Rather than cheap prices and fancy features, first major IPTV deployments will offer fees, service similar to cable. TAGS: IP television, Microsoft TV, deployment, AT&T Corp., discount, pricing, on-demand, general manager, cable company, TV, channel, DSL, Microsoft Corp.

HDTV--the clincher in war between cable and phone?

June 13, 2006 High-definition TV could be the crucial factor in the tussle between phone and cable companies for TV programming subscribers. TAGS: HDTV, cable company, subscriber, fiber, TV, programming, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications

Cisco goes for video

November 18, 2005 Cisco announced it will pay $6.9 billion cash for Scientific-Atlanta to get into the video market. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc., John Chambers, cable company, acquisition, set-top, telephony, set-top box, equipment, video, Linksys, CEO, TV

Telcos, cable companies face off over TV franchises

May 27, 2005 The heat is on this weekend in Texas, where lawmakers will debate legislation that could help phone companies entering the TV market. TAGS: franchise, Texas, cable company, SBC Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc., provision, Verizon Communications, bill, spokesman, telecommunications company, law, telephone company, city, community, TV, AT&T Corp.

Set-top shakeup is in the cards

July 1, 2007 New FCC-mandated system relocates cable TV security outside the cable box. Don't count on any real benefits. TAGS: set-top, set-top box, CableCard, waiver, cable company, Digeo, subscriber, Verizon Communications, card, security, TV, video

Forget the triple play--wireless ups the ante

January 4, 2007 This could be the year of the quadruple bundle, as cable and phone companies integrate mobile wireless services into service packages. TAGS: wireless service, cable company, Cox Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., bundle, cable television, bill, Time Warner Inc., Sprint Nextel, TV, video, e-mail
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