TOP STORY
- Must-Carry Mandates Outdated: Verizon
Washington -- Cable's monopoly power has eroded so much that forcing cable systems to carry local TV stations is no longer a legally sustainable policy, according to Verizon Communications. more » » »
SERVICES
- AT&T Eases Out Whole-Home DVR
AT&T this week is launching U-verse Total Home DVR, which will let customers play back standard- and high-definition recorded programs on any TV connected to the telco’s set-top boxes in the home. more » » »
BRIEFS
- Connecticut Agency: AT&T Needs City OKs For Boxes
AT&T will have to get permission from Connecticut municipalities before installing its refrigerator-size video equipment on utility poles and other properties, according to a draft decision from the state’s Department of Public Utility Control. more » » »
- AT&T Debuts U-verse In Central Arkansas
AT&T announced Tuesday the launch of a triple-play U-verse offering in Little Rock, Ark., and surrounding communities, where it will go head-to-head with Comcast. more » » »
- FiOS TV Expands In Baltimore County
Verizon Communications is offering FiOS TV to 22,500 additional consumers and small businesses in parts of northeastern Baltimore County—bringing more competition to Comcast in the area—expanding the service’s Maryland footprint to more than 700,000 homes passed. more » » »
- Copper Thieves Fleece AT&T Again
AT&T has been hit again by copper thieves—this time in West Virginia—and is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators. more » » »
- AT&T Bows U-verse In Calif., Texas Towns
AT&T launched the U-verse triple play -- U-verse TV, voice and high-speed Internet service -- in the Bakersfield, Calif., and Lubbock, Texas, areas more » » »
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ONE-LINERS
Deutsche Telekom will use Motorola's HD-ready IPTV set-tops for its "T-Home Entertain" services, allowing customers to access a variety of multimedia applications in addition to standard TV.
Midstate Communications, a telecommunications carrier serving South Dakota, has deployed RGB Networks’ Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) to deliver more standard- and high-definition programming to video subscribers.
Verizon FiOS TV is now available to approximately 4,500 homes and businesses in parts of Stafford County, Va.
India's Aksh Optifibre Ltd. will deploy UTStarcom’s RollingStream IPTV solution in 20 cities on Bharat Sanchar Nigam’s ADSL 2+ network.
Entone introduced the Janus IP Video Gateway, which supports simultaneous decoding of one HD stream and a second independent standard-definition stream. |