[opendtv] Verizon, SBC Find TV Venture a Tough Go
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 21:15:33 -0400
Verizon, SBC Find TV Venture a Tough Go
- May 31, 2005 03:18 PM (AP Online)
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer
DALLAS (AP) -- Verizon and SBC believe they can break cable's
powerful grip and get consumers to switch to the enhanced TV services
they're cooking up, but they are having a tough time getting state
legislators to help.
The two telecommunications powers lost a key battle over the weekend
when Texas lawmakers failed to act on a bill that would have let
phone companies obtain a statewide TV franchise instead of having to
negotiate franchises with every individual city and town.
Verizon Communications Inc. and SBC Communications Inc. had hoped
Texas would serve as a model for the nation, speeding their ability
to sell TV service in many other states. Instead, it joined Virginia
in frustrating the regional Bell companies.
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- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=49534734
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