May 13, 2007
Cable giants look beyond TV, at cell phones
Now that cable companies have pulled off what they call their "triple play" of offering bundled telephone, television and Internet service, they're looking for their next big hit: Cell phone service. statesman.com
"At the cable industry's annual conference e last week, companies such as Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Cox Communications Inc., previewed their newest services, technologies and partnerships aimed at countering competition from telephone, satellite and Internet companies.
Going head-to-head against the likes of AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. in the cell phone business could be a tough prospect for cable companies... And though cable companies currently have the fastest Internet service around and are working on faster cable modems, new offerings such as Verizon's FiOS fiber-optic service promise even faster connection speeds."
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