Roberts: Cable's Winning the Fight.(Brian Roberts of Comcast Corp., on high-speed Internet customers)
Multichannel News, March, 2007 by Farrell, Mike
By Mike Farrell Comcast CEO to Analysts: Telcos Aren't Making Gains The cable industry is winning the battle against phone companies encroaching on the video market, said Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. Exhibit A: More than half of Comcast's new high-speed Internet customers defected from less-expensive, telco-delivered digital subscriber lines.
Roberts, speaking at the Bear Stearns Media Conference in Palm Beach, Fla., last Tuesday, said cable's higher Internet speeds provide a marketing advantage, despite its higher price. In the fourth quarter, 52% of Comcast's net high-speed Internet customer additions came from DSL, according to the CEO. And that's even though cable-modem service costs $40 to $50 per month unbundled, and DSL service can be...
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