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Verizon's Pitch Could Signal Local Cable War

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:32:32 -0500

By Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff | March 31, 2005

Coming soon to northern Massachusetts: Cable competition between
Comcast and Verizon.

Verizon, the voice, wireless, and data telecommunications company, has
begun installing a fiber-optic network that it hopes will attract
cable television subscribers in Lynn, Lynnfield, Topsfield, Nahant,
Swampscott, and West Newbury. The network will also provide phone
service and Internet service up to 7.5 times faster than Comcast's
entry-level package.

Verizon's announcement marks the first time a company has offered to
build a separate cable television system in more than one community
north of Boston. Currently Wakefield is the only community north of
Boston where more than one cable company operates. RCN has been
competing with Comcast there for several years.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/03/31/verizons_pitch_could_signal_local_cable_war/

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