AT&T Picks Comcast, @Work.
Multichannel News, November, 1998 by ELLIS, LESLIE
Workers at AT&T Labs will be among the first in the nation to telecommute over broadband, using Comcast Corp.'s network and @Home Network for connectivity. The deal is a first for @Home's @Work division, which is focused on high-speed business solutions and is expected to weigh in heavily on the revenue side of @Home's balance sheet.
Norm Schryer, division manager, broadband services research for AT&T Labs, said AT&T will use Comcast's two-way, broadband link to connect AT&T Labs' Florham Park, N.J., site and @Work's regional data center. The distance between the two is estimated at about eight miles. Seventy-five workers will take part. Nobody would discuss the financial side of the deal, except to confirm that Comcast will send the bill. In...
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