http://news.com.com/2100-1033_3-5678536.html Bells' fiber plans spark political flame war April 20, 2005, 2:19 PM PDT Verizon Communications and SBC Communications' plans to wire American homes with high-speed fiber connections may encounter regulatory roadblocks, members of Congress suggested Wednesday. Both companies are spending billions on fiber links that can carry everything from Internet service to voice and video. Verizon's Fios service already boasts speeds of up to 30 megabits per second with a digital TV package expected later this year. SBC's similar Lightspeed service is supposed to be available no later than early 2006. These forays into digital TV are alarming television broadcasters and some cable companies, which view fiber service as a competitive threat. This week, for instance, Verizon announced that it plans to carry all of NBC Universal's channels on Fios TV. The emerging dispute over digital TV effectively opens up a new political front in an already bitter war between the Bells and cable companies for high-speed Internet customers. [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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