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InternetNews October 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Baby Bells Advance Fiber Plans Verizon today announced the next six states in its aggressive fiber-to-the-premises rollout... SBC Communications is testing video through fiber...
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InternetNews May 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VZ's FTTP Foray Forces Hard Look at Technology Verizon takes the fiber-to-the-premises from test to rollout, potentially shaking up the broadband business.
InternetNews May 19, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Texas is Locus of Verizon's Fiber Focus The carrier begins an aggressive fiber-to-the-premises rollout in the Lone Star State.
InternetNews December 22, 2003 Colin Haley	Verizon Weaves Fiber-to-Home Plan The telecom's effort to eliminate the last-mile slowdown advances with the selection of four more equipment vendors. Fiber-to-the-premises technology can transfer data at speeds up to 622 megabits per second to the user and 155 megabits per second to the network -- far faster than cable modems or today's DSL.
InternetNews September 16, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VZ Switches On TV Strategy With Hire Verizon taps a TV programming vet as it readies its video over fiber offerings to battle cable.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Steve Rosenbush	Verizon: Take That, Cable The nation's largest telecom provider is preparing to seek cable-TV franchises in parts of Texas and eight other states so that it can offer video in head-to-head competition with cable companies.
InternetNews March 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Closes in on Video Strategy The regional carrier awards a $195M contract to Scientific-Atlanta, which will provide equipment, design and build video operation centers for SBC.
InternetNews October 25, 2005 Jim Wagner	Cable in Talks With Sprint Nextel? Cox Communications, Comcast and Time Warner are reportedly weeks away from signing a wireless phone agreement with Nextel.
InternetNews July 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Wireless, DSL Drive Verizon Profit Growth in two key areas offsets losses in telecom business... Carrier introduces consumer voice over IP... Makes fiber-to-the-home available and plans to offer TV/movie services over it.
InternetNews January 10, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Comcast Answers VoIP Call Putting regional telecoms and startups on notice, Comcast today announced a major Voice over IP rollout for 2005.
InternetNews July 21, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Virginia is For Video Via Verizon The carrier is expanding its battle against cable operators with video-over-fiber offer.
InternetNews November 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Sprint Turns 'Quadruple Play' With Cable The nation's largest cable companies are forming a joint venture with Sprint Nextel to better compete against Baby Bells and satellite companies.
InternetNews November 17, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Microsoft Wins Over SBC for TV Over IP The telecom carrier taps the Redmond platform for 'triple play' (TV, phone, and Internet) service delivery.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Case of Verizon vs. Time Warner Cable Verizon sues Time Warner Cable, claiming an ad misrepresents Verizon's fiber-optic services.
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InternetNews September 7, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Heeds Need for DSL Speed The carrier adds a new DSL tier for consumers who work at home, play games or e-mail pictures and large files.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	SureWest Is No Sure Thing This small California telecom is making progress on its rollout of broadband and HDTV services. But at this point, SureWest is anything but a sure thing, because the cash flow dynamics haven't yet turned positive.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Dan Radovsky	Verizon and Comcast: Strange Bedfellows? The first joint marketing agreement between Verizon and Comcast has been launched.
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InternetNews September 8, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VOD: Video-On-DSL? Alcatel and Concurrent debut a product to help telecoms counter cable. It combines network access and distribution gear with video server systems.
InternetNews April 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Wireless, DSL Fuel VZ's Revenue Growth Business booms in two key areas, but pension and early retirement costs eat into Verizon's Q1 profits.
InternetNews May 27, 2004 Craig McGuire	Comcast Sets VoIP Deadline Digital cable buildout paving way for VoIP rollout.
InternetNews April 10, 2008	Verizon Battles Time Warner Cable Over Ads Telephone service provider Verizon Communications brought its battle for video customers to court on Wednesday, with a lawsuit accusing rival Time Warner Cable of false advertising.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Matthew Crews	Verizon's High-Fiber Diet More details emerge on the telco's fiber-optic service.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2005 Rich Smith	Cox Hears Verizon Now Cox Communications loses its cable TV monopoly in one locale, giving Verizon a huge opportunity. That shouldn't trouble investors at all.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 Anders Bylund	Comcast Shows No Fear The cable industry is under attack, but Comcast can and will fight back. If you're looking for hypergrowth, this isn't it. But you might want to take a closer look in case your portfolio craves some dependable large-cap love.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Ben McClure	Baby Bells' Silver Lining While these might be gloomy days for telecommunications stocks, it's too early to count Verizon, BellSouth, and SBC Communications out.
InternetNews January 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon Completes MCI Takeover Verizon completed its $8.4 billion purchase of MCI today, creating the nation's second largest telecom carrier behind the new AT&T, which itself is a newly formed merger between the former long distance carrier and SBC.
InternetNews January 4, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon Cracks Maryland's Cable Market Verizon added another piece to its fiber-optic video market Tuesday when Howard County, MD, authorized the phone giant to begin offering its FiOS television service in the prosperous Washington, D.C., suburb.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Dave Mock	Not So Fast, Verizon Verizon's second quarter numbers show that it is not immune to the challenges of the current economy.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Dave Mock	Who Hears Verizon Now? The company's strong quarterly results didn't excite the market.
InternetNews April 21, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Comcast, Time Warner to Carve Up Adelphia Adelphia's 5 million subscribers will be divvied in $17.6 billion deal as cable consolidation rolls on.
InternetNews May 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Texas Slows Bells' TV Plans In a blow to SBC and Verizon, Texas lawmakers this weekend adjourned without passing a bill designed to accelerate TV-over-fiber rollouts.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Comcast's Triple-Play Slide Growing concerns about competition from satellite TV providers, telephone providers, and the slowing pace of customer additions, has caused Comcast's share price to tumble since mid-July.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Burrows & Crockett	Net Phones Start Ringing Up Customers Big rollouts by cable operators have the Baby Bells scrambling to fight back.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 David Lee Smith	Comcast's Cap-Ex Conundrum Sometimes the market can be so perverse. Like when a company's quarterly profit triples, sending the stock down about 3.2% on the day. Is this company still one of the best run organizations around? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Bill Mann	Fiber to the Home. Eventually. Do you want phone, Internet, and cable TV service from the same company? It's possible, thanks to the billions spent by companies like Cox, Comcast, and others to upgrade their networks and the wiring going into millions of homes.
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InternetNews January 7, 2004 Colin Haley	Verizon Calls Nortel for VoIP The carrier drafts a five-year equipment deal with Nortel as it embarks on network tranformation to add services for customers and revenue for the company.
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InternetNews July 26, 2004 Colin C. Haley	BellSouth Realignment Continues The carrier's Q2 profits rise amid a shift from traditional phone service to wireless and broadband offerings... company adds satellite service from DirecTV to better compete against Comcast, Time Warner.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Anders Bylund	Verizon Has a Plan Beset on all sides by traditional and nontraditional competition, Verizon is betting heavily on an increasingly digital and wireless future -- as it should. Investors, take note.
InternetNews May 5, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Taps Amdocs For IP Services Billing The carrier moves a step closer to widespread rollout of broadband, TV and voice service over fiber. New deal will unify billing systems to make paying easier for customers.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 David Lee Smith	The Cable Guys Are Better Than You Think With all of cable now having reported earnings, Comcast still leads the pack.
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