Calif. cable-TV market opened to phone companies
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California Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger signed a bill on Friday creating a single   statewide market for cable television by eliminating   city-by-city franchises, opening the market to competition from   telephone companies.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- SBC Communications on Wednesday became the second major local phone carrier to unveil plans to offer cable-like television services.
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Cablevision stepped up the battle to attract high-definition customers on Friday, saying it would have the capability to carry more than 500 channels of HD programming by the end of this year.
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NEW YORK Now that the broadcast TV upfront market is nearly complete, buyers are setting their sights on cable. Many are wondering whether that market will be as strong, in terms of total dollars and price hikes, as its network counterpart. The answer, sellers say, will depend on whether buyers want to use the new commercial ratings as currency, as they did with the broadcast market. There are indications, and good reasons, that they might not.
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By Steve Tarter, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.  Mar. 6--PEORIA -- A local cable TV operator has a new product for you  that doesn't involve a television picture.   Insight Communications Co., the cable operator for much of the Peoria  area, is now offering telephone service.
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By Jeff Bertolucci Kiplinger's Personal Finance  Tying up your telecom services in a single package is the lure many local telephone and cable companies are casting in selected areas around the United States.
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By David R. Anderson, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 9--Cable television customers in Washington County are a step closer  to being the first in Oregon with a choice of Comcast or Verizon.
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By Richard Mullins, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 22--TAMPA -- If you love your cable TV, Internet and phone, get ready for two Tampa Bay area companies to fight even harder to sell you all three.
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OTTAWA -- Tired of rushing to a ringing phone only to hear telemarketers pitching insurance products, exciting new job opportunities or cable TV packages?
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As Verizon enters the television market in the region, archrivals are moving to lure phone customers away with discounts.
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Comcast customers report sharing disruptions; venture capitalists go shopping and more.
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Cellphones are rapidly becoming ubiquitous and the Nielsen Company, the longtime monitor of television consumption, wants in.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators plan to throw out exclusive cable television service contracts with apartment buildings and open up competition to phone companies, according to a published report.
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Verizon Communications Inc. and Montgomery County officials said yesterday that they have reached a tentative agreement that could allow the telecommunications giant to sell its new fiber-optic cable television service in an area heavily dominated by Comcast Cable Communications Inc.
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By DENNIS HOEYStaff Writer  A new cable television company is coming to the midcoast, and customers like Dana Baggett of Harpswell want to know what it means to them.
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By Mason Stockstill, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Sep. 13--ONTARIO -- For the first time in a long time -- perhaps ever --  residents will soon have a choice for their cable TV service.
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A cable operator wonders if you'd like cellular service with your cable.