Version: 2008
advertisement
Click Here
Content from CNET tagged with

TV [x] , Verizon Communications [x] , cable company [x]

1 | 2 | 3

News Stories

Showing 1-20 of 45 results found

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, wireless phone, wireless service, Verizon Wireless, cable company, AT&T Corp., pricing, Washington, combination, TV, satellite, DSL, cell phone

Verizon's TV dreams

October 13, 2005 Company launches its TV service to better compete with cable operators--what else is up its sleeve? TAGS: Verizon Communications, fiber-optics, IP, TV, SBC Communications Inc., cable company, programming, Microsoft 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, CableCard, set-top box, waiver, Digeo, cable company, subscriber, Verizon Communications, card, security, TV, video

Verizon racks up more TV deals

April 22, 2005 Company will offer A&E programming as part of its digital TV service over high-speed Fios fiber network. TAGS: Verizon Communications, fiber, data service, cable company, digital television, SBC Communications Inc., TV, programming, agreement, AT&T Corp., entertainment, video

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

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, subscriber, broadband, broadband service, war, pricing, Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., TV, DSL

What's next in telecommunications?

March 20, 2006 CEOs from the major phone companies meet this week in Las Vegas, as they face major changes in the industry. TAGS: phone service, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, telephone company, cable company, Time Warner Inc., CEO, Verizon Communications, broadband, Las Vegas, TV

Verizon's Fios services build momentum

August 1, 2006 For the first time, the company discusses market details of its fiber-to-the-home network. TAGS: Verizon Communications, FTTH, earnings, momentum, cable company, progress, Comcast Corp., TV

AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion

March 5, 2006 The combined company would generate about $130 billion in sales and serve nearly 70 million local phone customers. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, local phone company, acquisition, SBC Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications, Qwest Communications Inc., merger, Texas, telecommunications, cable company, state, U.S., TV

Wireless driving profits for big phone carriers

October 30, 2006 Companies like Verizon are reporting quarters buoyed by wireless sales, as they cope with increased competition from cable providers. TAGS: AT&T Corp., cable company, Verizon Communications, voice service, profit, video service, High-speed Internet, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Comcast Corp., TV, video

Verizon's salvo on cable TV

April 20, 2005 Phone giant's deal with NBC Universal is first step toward tackling cable providers head-on in the paid-TV market. TAGS: fiber-optics, cable company, Verizon Communications, local phone company, telephone company, cable television, TV, satellite, AT&T Corp.

Phone, cable companies embracing Web 2.0

November 8, 2006 As cable and telephone companies increasingly offer the same services, some are turning to Internet collaboration to set themselves apart. TAGS: Verizon Communications, Comcast Corp., YouTube, cable company, YouTube Video, VoD, fiber, Web 2.0, telephone company, collaboration, TV, telecommunications, service provider, programming, video, cell phone

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., bill, Verizon Communications, provision, telecommunications company, spokesman, telephone company, law, community, city, TV, AT&T Corp.

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

Telecoms, cable firms take franchise fight to D.C.

February 16, 2006 Phone and cable executives testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on changing video franchise rules. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., cable company, Verizon Communications, franchise, telecommunications, agreement, town, community, AT&T Corp., law, CEO, process, TV, video

Verizon switches on TV service

September 22, 2005 Launch of paid TV service marks opening of bid to take on cable providers in video. But Verizon has a long road ahead of it, analysts say. TAGS: video service, Verizon Communications, cable company, satellite company, content provider, channel, satellite, DirecTV, fiber, town, Texas, TV, pricing, video, U.S., movie

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, IM, cell phone, AT&T Corp., SMS, cable company, wireless network, 3G, TV, PC

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

Verizon hits the gas on fiber campaign

May 9, 2005 Fleet of Hummers hits the streets to tout Fios fiber-to-the-premise network, as Verizon looks to beat out cable for customers. Photos: High in high-speed fiber TAGS: Verizon Communications, fiber, Hummer, DSL service, cable company, street, DSL, TV
1 | 2 | 3
Sponsored matches for "cable company"