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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

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, DSL, community, telephony, broadband, TV

Video competition comes to Calif.

March 9, 2007 First Verizon lands a statewide deal. Now AT&T is angling for a similar arrangement that will let both compete against cable operators for TV customers. TAGS: AT&T Corp., California, Verizon Communications, deployment, law, agreement, community, city, state, 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, franchise, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, agreement, AT&T Corp., community, town, law, CEO, process, TV, video

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: video service, Verizon Communications, The Walt Disney Co., franchise, telephone service, agreement, ESPN, Texas, Disney Corp., town, TV, community, state, law, cable company, channel

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, spokesman, telecommunications company, city, telephone company, community, law, TV, AT&T Corp.

FCC adopts relief for telecom companies planning TV offerings

December 20, 2006 In divided vote, Republican commissioners say action is critical for competition, while Democrats fret rules may be unnecessary. TAGS: telephone company, relief, agreement, offering, community, agency, telecommunications, rule, Verizon Communications, order, AT&T Corp., programming, TV

FCC to investigate video franchise rules

November 3, 2005 The feds are investigating whether local communities inhibit competition for TV service. TAGS: entrant, cable company, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., Texas, agreement, community, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, video, TV
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