SBC expands ADSL reach.(Asymetrical digital subscriber line deployed in Texas)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 1999

SBC Communications is rolling out high-speed asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) service to the Houston, Dallas and Austin markets. The Texas ADSL deployments are part of an effort to make the Internet access technology available to 8.2 million consumers and 1.3 million businesses by the end of the year.

The move includes establishing Southwestern BellNetwork Integration, a data networking center, in Dallas. SBC introduced ADSL in California in 1998 through Pacific Bell, which will reach 5 million consumers and 900,000 businesses by the end of 1999. SBC intends to deploy the service in its Nevada Bell service territory, and its Southern New England Telecommunications unit is currently conducting trials.