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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.
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InternetNews September 8, 2005 Jim Wagner	IPTV Franchises Waived on in Texas Gov. Rick Perry puts pen to paper on a bill that frees the Bells to provide IPTV in the state more quickly. If the bill become law, it will likely be challenged in the courts.
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InternetNews April 8, 2004 Roy Mark	DOJ Joins FCC in Cable Case The agencies ask a court to hold off on enforcing a ruling that could force cable companies to open broadband networks to rival ISPs.
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InternetNews October 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Wants Motorola Gear Verizon has tapped Motorola for video network infrastructure and customer premises equipment related to the carrier's fiber-to-the-premises push, the companies announced today.
InternetNews June 2, 2006 Roy Mark	EBay Marshals Members For Net Neutrality Online auctioneer eBay raised its bid on network neutrality this week by sending 1 million-plus call-to-action e-mails to its members urging them to bombard Washington with e-mails and calls protesting efforts by broadband providers to create a two-tiered Internet.
BusinessWeek February 13, 2006 Catherine Yang	Is Verizon A Network Hog? Documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission show that Verizon Communications Inc. is setting aside a wide lane on its fiber-optic network for delivering its own television service.
InternetNews May 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VZ's FTTP Foray Forces Hard Look at Technology Verizon takes the fiber-to-the-premises from test to rollout, potentially shaking up the broadband business.
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