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InternetNews May 19, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Texas is Locus of Verizon's Fiber Focus The carrier begins an aggressive fiber-to-the-premises rollout in the Lone Star State.
PC World May 10, 2001 Tom Spring	Fiber Optics Fans Foresee Lightning-Fast Web Access SBC joins small but growing band of firms offering fiber-optic broadband...
InternetNews November 11, 2004 Michael Singer	IP TV in 2005? Trying to wrest residential customers from cable rivals, SBC will launch TV over fiber by late next year, the regional telecom said today.
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BusinessWeek August 13, 2009	Faster Web Connections Washington is trying to figure out how to expand broadband service throughout the U.S. at a reasonable cost. Take a look at the competing technologies.
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InternetNews June 22, 2004 Jim Wagner	SBC Good for Billions in Fiber Hoping to repeat its success five years ago with DSL, the company makes a heavy investment in fiber to the home.
InternetNews March 26, 2010	Verizon Puts the Brakes on FiOS Build-Out Verizon says it has completed its plans for expansion, and while not ruling out further deployments, the firm doesn't have any more expansion plans at the moment.
PC Magazine May 4, 2005 Cade Metz	The Bright Side of Dark Fiber Optics With a bold IT staff and plenty of networking experience, Bank of America takes the dark-fiber plunge. Cutting the telecom out of the equation frees companies to make their own maintenance decisions, such as when to schedule outages.
InternetNews March 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Closes in on Video Strategy The regional carrier awards a $195M contract to Scientific-Atlanta, which will provide equipment, design and build video operation centers for SBC.
CIO October 15, 2002 Bud Bates	The Fiber-Glut Myth There may be lots of glass under the streets -- but a lot may not really be enough.
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InternetNews August 29, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Verizon Co-Brands Windows Live Verizon and Microsoft deepened their alliance today, offering digital subscriber line and fiber optics service subscribers online services tied to Windows Live.
PC World September 2001 Tom Spring	Broadband: Beyond DSL and Cable Fiber Optics makes superfast Internet access affordable -- if you can get it...
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Steven Cherry	A Broadband Utopia A municipally owned network in Utah (Utopia) is poised to offer 100 megabits per second -- and that's just to start. Utopia differs from all other DSL and cable networks not just in its institutional aspects but in the technical ones as well.
InternetNews February 16, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Report: U.S. Telecom Enjoys Wireless Lift After taking a nosedive in recent years, telecom spending enjoyed a 9 percent boost in 2005.
Popular Mechanics May 2007 Erin McCarthy	Fiberoptic Broadband: Three Things You Need To Know Internet service providers and now running high-capacity fiberoptic lines to consumers' homes.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Dan Bloom	The Optical Fiber Glut Why is Corning still selling so much fiber? Investors, read on.
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InternetNews July 20, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon's FTTP Plan Takes Shape Emerging details of the carrier's fiber plan could create ripples in the broadband market.
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Entrepreneur November 2004 Mike Hogan	Broadband Wagon Greater broadband connectivity is coming to a neighborhood near you. What will it mean for businesses?
InternetNews July 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC: Fiber to Reach 18M Homes An SBC Communications executive said a dual approach to its fiber deployment keeps its IPTV rollout on schedule.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2004 Ben McClure	Vintage Alcatel Is this the year to buy Alcatel?
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Entrepreneur October 2005 Amanda C. Kooser	Tech Buzz 10/05 Verizon's Fiber-optic broadband service uses fiber optics rather than copper wire and is aimed at businesses with 50 employees or fewer.
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Monica Heger	High Speed Down Under Australia invests in a multi-billion dollar national broadband network.
InternetNews October 14, 2004 Roy Mark	SBC High Tails Fiber Buildout Within an hour of the Federal Communications Commission's broadband ruling today, SBC Communications said it would "dramatically accelerate" its plan to build a new fiber-optics network.
InternetNews January 4, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon Cracks Maryland's Cable Market Verizon added another piece to its fiber-optic video market Tuesday when Howard County, MD, authorized the phone giant to begin offering its FiOS television service in the prosperous Washington, D.C., suburb.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 Dan Bloom	ADC Knocks Out a Solid Quarter The network equipment provider has a good quarter, but revenue volatility is sure to continue. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Ben McClure	Alcatel Wins Big The Paris-based telecom scores an SBC Communications contract to supply fiber optics. Ahead of more announcements, Alcatel looks awfully tempting.
InternetNews September 8, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VOD: Video-On-DSL? Alcatel and Concurrent debut a product to help telecoms counter cable. It combines network access and distribution gear with video server systems.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Dave Mock	Foolish Forecast: Verizon's Long Shot In advance of next weeks earnings reports, Verizon Communications predicts that investments in infrastructure now will pay off nicely in the future.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Steve Rosenbush	Verizon's Gutsy Bet Will its massive rollout of fiber-optic cable -- right to customers' homes and offices -- keep it ahead of the pack?
PC Magazine December 13, 2006 Lance Ulanoff	Good-bye Cable TV, Hello Fiber FiOS TV is loosening cable's hammerlock on the digital television service market and that's a good thing.
InternetNews April 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Offers DSL Straight Up The carrier allows existing subscribers to switch to mobile or VoIP providers for voice service while retaining Verizon DSL.
InternetNews November 18, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Spurs Fiber in Texas Fresh off a legislative victory making it easier for telecoms to offer TV service, SBC Communications is earmarking $800 million for fiber upgrades in Texas.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Corning Corners LCD Market Corning is a comeback company in the right place, at the right time. Like other companies that lived and died by the telecom industry, Corning has had a rough three years. But the company's prospects might be improving.
InternetNews May 4, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon to Enhance DSL Service Carrier plans to boost speeds and add VoIP to bundles to build on a record quarter for broadband sign-ups.
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Lowry & Ante	Verizon's Video Vision Terry Denson, Verizon Communication's 39-year-old v.p. for video programming and content marketing, wants to turn the telecom giant into a media powerhouse. Here's his plan.
InternetNews July 30, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Broadband Battles Bring Benefits Consumers see high-speed access rates drop as cable and DSL companies look to lock-in subscribers.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Dave Mock	Watch TV the AT&T Way? AT&T's new U-verse offers both television and Internet services, delivered to homes over a new fiber-optic network. The initiative is vital to the company's future profitability.
InternetNews November 17, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Microsoft Wins Over SBC for TV Over IP The telecom carrier taps the Redmond platform for 'triple play' (TV, phone, and Internet) service delivery.
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