Sunday, May 15, 2005
Telecom Report: Battle for high-speed Net users intensifies - Internet Services - Telecommunications - Internet - Fiber Optics - Economy
Telecom Report: Battle for high-speed Net users intensifies - Internet Services - Telecommunications - Internet - Fiber Optics - Economy: "WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Just a few years ago, America's cable television operators held a commanding lead in the race to sign up high-speed Internet customers.
Now their chief rivals -- phone companies -- are starting to catch up.
By slashing prices and making high-speed access more widely available, phone companies achieved record gains in the first three months of 2005. In three of the past four quarters, phone carriers have added more high-speed DSL users than their cable counterparts."
Now their chief rivals -- phone companies -- are starting to catch up.
By slashing prices and making high-speed access more widely available, phone companies achieved record gains in the first three months of 2005. In three of the past four quarters, phone carriers have added more high-speed DSL users than their cable counterparts."
