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

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 box, set-top, TV, cable company, broadband, video, PC

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, SBC Communications Inc., cable company, TV, programming, Microsoft Corp.

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: AT&T Corp., network upgrade, cable company, Comcast Corp., fiber, Verizon Communications, TV, IP, video

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, service provider, Verizon Communications, order, AT&T Corp., 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., merger, BellSouth Corp., subscriber, broadband, broadband service, war, pricing, Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., TV, DSL

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: Verizon Communications, cable company, AT&T Corp., video service, profit, voice service, High-speed Internet, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Comcast Corp., TV, video

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., cable company, YouTube, VoD, telephone company, cable television, fiber, Web 2.0, TV, telecommunications, collaboration, service provider, programming, cell phone, video

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

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, CEO, town, AT&T Corp., law, community, process, TV, video

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, momentum, Comcast Corp., cable company, progress, TV

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., wireless network, cable company, 3G, SMS, TV, PC

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., broadband, commentary, VoD, set-top, set-top box, TV, view, cable company, Comcast Corp., Motorola Inc., photograph, PC

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

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, telephone company, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., cable company, CEO, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, broadband, Las Vegas, TV

Cablevision signs up 1 millionth phone subscriber

July 18, 2006 Company is winning new phone customers as it faces increased competition from phone company Verizon. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., phone service, subscriber, cable company, Verizon Communications, VoIP, U.S., TV

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, wireless service, satellite television, telephony, license, broadband, sale, Comcast Corp., T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, TV

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, cable company, broadband, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, pricing, telecommunications, cable modem, TV, video

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., merger, Qwest Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, cable company, Texas, state, U.S., TV
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