Cable Operators

EarthLink to darken, dis-assemble Philly net

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:59:54 -0400

EarthLink, the ISP that campaigned to own the municipal WiFi market and later withdrew from it in the span of a single year, is shutting down its once-controversial, much-hyped municipal Wi-Fi Read more...

ATMC pushes rural fiber plan

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:59:52 -0400

Who: ATMC Communications Vitals: This service provider, based in Shallotte, N.C., was founded in the 1950s to serve the Brunswick County area of the state, including the barrier islands. It offers Read more...

Clearwire gets bigger; so does its Q1 losses

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:59:57 -0400

Clearwire Corp. may be on the cusp of a planned WiMAX revolution with Sprint in the future but, like its primary partner in its new joint venture, is struggling in the here and now. After market Read more...

Charter Communications narrows Q1 loss, adds subscribers

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:59:55 -0400

Charter Communications posted a first quarter loss of $358 million, or 97 cents a share, compared to $381 million, or $1.04 a share a year ago and said its revenue rose 10 percent to $1.6 billion Read more...

Telcos line up to take Dish Network's lunch money

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:59:53 -0400

Telcos are continuing to make inroads as TV providers, beefing up their revenues (or at least trimming their losses) at the expense of cable operators and satellite services. This week's victim is Read more...

Newsday deal unlikely to start telecom trend

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:58 -0400

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

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

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

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:59:55 -0400

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

admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:59:57 -0400

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

admin — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:59:57 -0400

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...