Phone cable giants reshape industry in fiber push
In Keller Texas residents watch as fiber optic cables expand for phone and high speed Internet, signaling a shift toward integrated services. SBC Verizon and BellSouth push one network for voice video and data, aiming to reach tens of millions of customers with fiber by 2007 and 2005 respectively, while facing regulatory and rollout hurdles.
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Jim Archer
Keller
Texas
Archer
Verizon Communications Inc
Jeff Kagan
Atlanta
SBC Communications Inc
San Antonio
New York
SBC
Dorothy Atwood
Verizon
BellSouth
Duane Ackerman
Bells
Converging Telecoms Enter a New Competitive Era
Cable firms, satellite and wireless providers, and even electric utilities race to offer video, voice, and Internet services as regulators weigh rules. The push includes wireless ventures, VoIP growth, and debates over universal service funding and a potential new Telecom Act. Cox News Service
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Gene Kimmelman
Consumer Union
Kimmelman
Philadelphia
Washington
Bells
Universal Service Fund
Federal Communications Commission
Michael Powell
Supreme Court
Web Picks from a byte to a bite and beyond
A compact roundup of online pointers includes apple facts and recipes at Vermont Apples, measles vaccination data at Measles Initiative, mountain biking resources at DirtWorld, star Richard Dean Anderson’s bio at Rdanderson.com, and bandage history at Bandaid.com.
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Richard Dean Anderson
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Help Desk reader asks computer buying questions
Reader Jim Barnoske asks multiple questions about buying a new PC. Bill Husted advises on timing deals, value of top end specs, RAM importance, double-layer drives, and whether a high end flat panel is worth the price for gaming, with a note on CRTs.
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Bill
Jim Barnoske
Jim
Dell
iPod revolution reshapes listening in 2004 as tech drives taste
The piece notes how the iPod and rival devices shifted music consumption in 2004, letting listeners carry vast libraries, DJ playlists, and curate personal repertoires. Satellite radio expands options with XM and Sirius offering diverse all music stations with on screen song and artist identifications.
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Sirius
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