US West may slow VDSL.(cable television alternative service may be slowed by Qwest Communications purchase)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 2000 by Higgins, John M.

US West Inc.'s efforts to expand its cable television alternative outside Phoenix could be slowed by the company's pending purchase by Qwest Communications International Inc., CEO Solomon Trujillo said. "It's a possibility," Trujillo told Bloomberg News. A US West spokeswoman said that the company has 16,000 Choice TV customers in the Phoenix market, going head-to-head against MSO Cox Communications.

In January, US West received approval from commissioners in Douglas County, Colo., to offer the Choice TV VDSL video and speedy Internet service there. But the company will not explore any new deployments until the Qwest merger is complete.