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Articles published in September 2004
Tivo-Netflix Deal Highlights Potential of PVR-VOD
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
October 01, 2004 :
AT&T and Vonage Drop VoIP Pricing
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
September 30, 2004 : How low can they go? And how fast? AT&T announced a $5 price drop for its CallVantage voice over IP (VoIP) service today, and within hours, competitor Vonage, announced plans for an equivalent reduction.
Eye On Europe: UPC Readies VoIP Rollout
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
September 30, 2004 : European cable operator UPC announced its planned launch of IP telephone services in The Netherlands this month, following an initial rollout out of the service in Hungary.
BellSouth Drops DSL Prices, Pushes Voice-Data Bundles
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
September 28, 2004 :
Roberts Discusses Comcast's Cable Priorities
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
September 24, 2004 : In a Wall Street Journal interview today, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts talked about the company's content and broadband service strategy, following its $300 million investment to support Sony's acquisition of MGM.
Verizon Launches DSL and VoIP Bundle
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
September 23, 2004 : Verizon unveiled an aggressively priced DSL and voice over IP (VoIP) service bundle in a move to counter cable IP telephone service deployments in its territory by Cablevision Systems, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications.
Cable Ready To Capitalize On IP Telephony
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
September 22, 2004 : A new cable IP market analysis projects that North American cable operators are poised to capture more than $15 billion in telephone service revenue from incumbent telephone companies over the next five years.
AT&T Pushes VoIP Interop Program
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
September 22, 2004 :
Euro-PacketCable Multimedia Certification Starts in January
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
September 21, 2004 : The Euro-Cable Certification Board announced it plans to start Euro-PacketCable Multimedia certification in January 2005.
Ellacoya and CableMatrix Land Venture Funding
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September 20, 2004 : Two start-ups playing in the PacketCable Multimedia space -- Ellacoya Networks and CableMatrix -- landed new venture funding.




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