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Newsday deal unlikely to start telecom trend
Cable TV player Cablevision Systems announced today that it is acquiring Newsday for $650 million. For those outside Long Island and New York City, Newsday is that most archaic of information Read more...
Several modems earn DOCSIS 3.0 certification
With Net neutrality legislation looming, now might be a good time for the cable TV industry to upgrade its bandwidth capabilities, and DOCSIS 3.0 can help. Through channel bonding techniques, DOCSIS Read more...
Cablevision adding subs, offering Wi-Fi, losing money
Cablevision will spend more than $300 million on rolling out Wi-Fi technology in the New York metro area and on Long Island over the next two years as it intensifies its battle with Verizon for Read more...
Comcast eyes bandwidth cap, overage charges
Comcast reportedly is considering implementing a broadband service structure with a bandwidth usage cap. According to BroadbandReports.com, Comcast may offer a service with a 250 gigabyte usage cap Read more...
All-star team re-ignites national WiMAX venture
Sprint Nextel, Clearwire, Comcast, Google, Time Warner Cable, Intel, Bright House Networks--'nuff said. Those firms--proven telecom industry giants, with the exception of Clearwire (okay, maybe Read more...
Telcos, cable-cos trading places, for now at least
Last week's earnings reports highlighted a couple of telecom industry trends we were well aware of, but also drove home the point of how radically these trends have changed the industry landscape. Read more...
Comcast sees voice sign-ups boom, profit fall
Comcast added 639,000 digital telephony subscribers during the first quarter and almost half a million broadband Internet customers, but that may not be enough to offset a fresh round of concerns Read more...
Cox to pay Qwest $2.2 million for Arizona flap
Cox Communications will pay Qwest Communications about $2.2 million and could be further fined by the Arizona Corporation Commission after Cox's alleged unauthorized use of Qwest customer landline Read more...
Provo committee gets 'brutal' with iProvo
A Provo city council committee ripped the city's mayor for his management of Provo-owned fiber-optic network, iProvo, which has lost $7.5 million since 2003 and stands to lose another $2 million this Read more...
Rogers sees Q1 bump; bringing iPhone to Canada
Rogers Communication-following the lead of most major U.S. telcos this year-used its wireless business to drive results in the first quarter, doubling its net income. The Canadian company, which is Read more...