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23.07.2008« [telecommunications — телекоммуникация — telekommunikation]
usa — time warner gears up for competition in new york
Time Warner Cable is preparing for increasing competition in the market for triple-play services in New York following the news that Verizon Communications is to start installing its FiOS fibre links to customers on 1 August. A report from the Wall Street Journal says the cable operator is now offering discounts to subscribers who commit to longer term contracts for any of its TV, telephony or internet services; the discounts were previously only available to people who subscribed to a package including all three services. The firm is also ramping up its customer service and sales operations, with the focus on the borough of Staten Island, where Verizon’s FiOS is expected to be rolled out first, and Staten Island has also been the first area to receive high definition digital services from Time Warner Cable.
Source: TeleGeography's CommsUpdate
time warner cable
Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) operates as a cable operator in the United States. The Company operates in five geographic areas: New York state (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. As of December 31, 2007, TWC served approximately 14.6 million customers who subscribed to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services, representing approximately 32.1 million revenue generating units (RGUs), which reflects the total of all TWC basic video, digital video, high-speed data and voice service subscribers. In December 2007, TWC announced the completion of its sale of cable systems representing approximately 14,300 basic video subscribers in Mecklenburg County and the towns of Mooresville, Davidson and Cornelius in North Carolina, to an inter-local agency, MI-Connection Communications System.
verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is engaged in providing communication services. The two segments of the Company are Wireline and Domestic Wireless. Wireline communications services include voice, Internet access, broadband video and data, next generation Internet protocol (IP) network services, network access, long distance and other services. The Company provides these services to consumers, carriers, businesses and government customers both domestically and internationally in 150 countries. Domestic Wireless’s products and services include wireless voice, data products and other services, and equipment sales across the United States. In March 2008, Verizon announced the completion of the spin-off of Northern New England Spinco Inc. (Spinco). Spinco held specified assets and liabilities that were used in Verizon’s local exchange business and related activities in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Subsequent to the spin-off, Spinco merged with FairPoint Communications, Inc.
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