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by martino on December 19, 2006
Question: how large will AT&T's potential universe be for its IPTV service called U-Verse. Answer: Rollouts will begin in ernest in 2007. It plans to make U-Verse available to 19 million...
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by martino on December 19, 2006
I am still looking forward to testing out AT&T's U-Verse when it rolls out here in the San Francisco bay area. Disappointed, but still interested. It is better to get the product right before...
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by martino on December 14, 2006
Presently, Verizon spends an average of $1,816 to connect a home with fiber. They are promising Wall street that they will cut that cost to $1,350 by 2010.......
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by martino on December 13, 2006
We just celebrated day of the ninja, so it's a big week for ninjas everywhere- especially our favorite ninja from the hit internet series "Ask A Ninja". Find out how this show has...
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by martino on December 10, 2006
a lover's triangle rarely works out well Ah, congratulate the newlyweds. Alcatel and Lucent are now blissfully married. Their union is symbolized by the eternity ring of their new combined logo -...
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by martino on December 08, 2006
I have had the opportunity to see the latest versions of Microsoft's IPTV software. Overall, I was very favorably impressed. When I sign up for AT&T's U-Verse service, I hope that some of...
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by martino on December 07, 2006
Watch out Hoosiers, Verizon filed an application for a video franchise covering the Fort Wayne and New Haven market. And we're talking FiOS TV folks. By the end of 2007, Verizon also plans to make...
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by martino on December 07, 2006
I recall last week when a high-level Microsoft executive said to me that they were pleased with Microsoft IPTV adaption in North America and Europe, but their company needed to find more partners in...
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by martino on December 07, 2006
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin could revise the video Franchising process. This is the process whereby each local authority extorts determines the terms of whether someone can offer television in the...
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by martino on December 07, 2006
Verizon FIOS TV viewers in southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware will now be able to see live Philadelphia 76ers National Basketball Association and Philadelphia Flyers National Hockey League...
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by martino on December 06, 2006
AT&T is now offering its U-verse IPTV service in small areas of Houston, with plans to expand. Houston is AT&T's second market (San Antonio was the first). The company said a while ago...
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by martino on November 29, 2006
NBC and HD announcements as they ready a 15 market roll out to major markets A little while ago I mentioned that AT&T was testing high-definition in their IPTV service down in San Antonio before...
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There is a technology that both the cable MSO's and the telephone companies are pursuing - it is called switched broadcast. Why? Because switched broadcasting allows the provider to send only the...
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by martino on November 24, 2006
Are you getting enough fiber in your diet? FAQ: Verizon's fiber network (FiOS) sounds advanced. Won't that give them a tremendous advantage going forward? When a carrier digs up the...
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by martino on November 23, 2006
Verizon FiOS TV has struck a deal to carry a number of Rainbow Media networks in New York and New England. This includes MSG Network, FSN New England Network, AMC, WE TV, IFC, and fuse, as well as...
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by martino on November 21, 2006
A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who does not have sufficient capital to form a corporation. OK, maybe my subtitle is too extreme. But marvel that highly vaunted triple play sold to us...
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by martino on November 09, 2006
How much will Verizon pay to build out its fiber optic network? Verizon's FiOS project is the only major U.S. telecom operator that is running fiber directly to each customer's home. This...
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by martino on November 08, 2006
Here in the U.S. we will see Microsoft TV's IPTV platform in full sway at AT&T installations. With what I've witnessed during controled demonstrations, it is impressive. Verizon also is...
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by martino on November 07, 2006
Fox News Channel was added to AT&T's U-verse programming lineup.......
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