Illinois AG's Office Examining U-Verse’s PEG Programming By Linda Haugsted - 01/07/2009
Responding to complaints from public-access producers and city officials, the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is examining public access programming on AT&T's U-verse service to determine whether the delivery method somehow violates state law.
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AT&T Launches U-verse In El Paso Area By Todd Spangler - 01/06/2009
AT&T is offering U-verse TV and Internet services in parts of the El Paso, Texas, area, where the telco will go head-to-head with Time Warner Cable.
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FiOS Offers HD Six-Month Freebies By Linda Haugsted - 01/05/2009
Verizon Communications Inc. is ringing in the new year with a new customer offer for potential FiOS subscribers with a strong HD component. More
Verizon’s FiOS Launches in Philly Suburb 12/30/2008
Verizon’s FiOS fiber-optic video service launched in Chester, Pa., this week, giving the telco another foothold in cable rival Comcast’s backyard.
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U-verse TV Rolls Into Three Ex-BellSouth Markets By Todd Spangler - 12/22/2008
AT&T keeps enlarging its IPTV footprint, announcing the availability of U-verse TV this week in three former BellSouth territories: Birmingham, Ala.; Columbia, S.C.; and parts of middle Tennessee.
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Keyshia Coles Sings For FiOS Fans By R. Thomas Umstead - 12/20/2008
R&B superstar recording artist Keyshia Coles last Tuesday helped Verizon sing the praises of New York consumers who have recently signed up for its FIOS TV service during an invitation-only concert in New York City on Dec. 15.
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Verizon Telecom's Marketing Chief To Retire By Todd Spangler - 12/18/2008
Verizon Telecom chief marketing officer Marilyn O'Connell, who led the initial launch of FiOS TV, will retire at the end of the year.
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D.C. Council Gives FiOS TV Green Light By Todd Spangler - 12/16/2008
The Washington, D.C. city council approved a 15-year cable franchise with Verizon Communications, which expects to start offering its FiOS TV service to residents starting in 2009 in competition with Comcast.
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SES Americom To Shut Down IPTV Service By Todd Spangler - 12/16/2008
Satellite operator SES Americom will pull the plug on IP-Prime by July 31, 2009, disclosing that the IPTV service reaches fewer than 10,000 telco subscribers in North America.
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U-verse TV Counts To A Million By Todd Spangler - 12/16/2008
AT&T announced it has signed up its 1 millionth U-verse TV customer this week—reaching a goal the company set a year ago—although the IPTV service’s penetration rates have lagged those of its major telco peer, Verizon Communications.
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AT&T Debuts U-verse TV in N.C., Orlando By Todd Spangler - 12/15/2008
AT&T launched U-verse TV and Internet services in parts of Raleigh, N.C., and Orlando, Fla., touting a lineup of more than 85 high-definition channels in each market.
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Verizon Raises Its Voice By Todd Spangler - 12/14/2008
Verizon Communications plans to widely roll out an Internet-based phone service for FiOS in early 2009, in the hopes that a more feature-rich offering will persuade customers to stay in the telco's triple-play embrace.
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Rentrak Signs Deal With AT&T to Track U-verse TV By Todd Spangler - 12/12/2008
Audience-measurement firm Rentrak has entered into an agreement with AT&T to measure viewing patterns of U-verse TV customers, Rentrak disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday.
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FiOS to Raise Its Voice By Todd Spangler - 12/12/2008
Verizon Communications plans to widely roll out an Internet-based phone service for FiOS in early 2009, in the hopes that a more feature-rich offering will persuade customers to stay in the telco’s triple-play embrace.
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AT&T Completes Acquisition Of Wi-Fi Provider Wayport By Todd Spangler - 12/12/2008
AT&T announced Friday that it closed the acquisition of Wayport, a provider of more than 10,000 Wi-Fi wireless hot spots in the U.S., for about $275 million in cash.
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FiOS’s Denson Crosses Over By R. Thomas Umstead - 12/06/2008
Verizon Communications vice president of content and programming Terry Denson has become the phone company's programming chief, recently adding oversight of content acquisition for wireless-phone and broadband services to his duties regarding FiOS TV. He recently spoke to MCN programming editor R. Thomas Umstead about the telco's cross-platform strategies.
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FiOS Pitch: That's 'Enterstayment' By Linda Haugsted - 12/07/2008
A majority of adults may be spending more time at home watching television than attending outside events this holiday season, according to a national survey commissioned by Verizon Communications.
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No Love For Verizon—Yet—in Philadelphia By Linda Haugsted - 12/04/2008
It appears Verizon won’t gain entry into Philadelphia as a competitive video provider until early next year.
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AT&T To Cut 12,000 Jobs By Todd Spangler - 12/04/2008
AT&T announced Thursday plans to lay off about 12,000 workers, or 4% of its total workforce, resulting in a $600 million charge in the fourth quarter.
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Two More N.Y. Communities Approve FiOS Franchises By Larry Barrett - 12/01/2008 Lackawanna and Atlantic Beach Monday became the two latest New York communities to give the thumbs-up to video franchises for Verizon's FiOS fiber-optic TV service.More
