SBC gives a big 'Maybe' to deed fiber.(SBC Communications Inc says it will test Microsoft TV's IPTV solution.)

Multichannel News, June, 2004 by Stump, Matt

SBC Communications Inc. said it will start testing an Internet-protocol based fiber delivery of digital-TV services that could presage a further rollout of the technology, pending regulatory changes. At the SuperComm show in Chicago, SBC said it will test Microsoft TV's IPTV solution.

"Pending final clarity on applicable regulatory requirements and successful completion of neighborhood-level trials, which begin this summer, the SBC strategy could result in an incremental investment of $4 billion to $6 billion over five years to deploy the network and make advanced services available to millions of customers in the SBC service territory," the telco said. HIGH-SPEED IPTV Verizon Communications Inc. has also said it plans to invest in...

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