Tele-Communications, AT&T, U S West ally for new video-services experiment
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Tele-Communications Inc (TCI), AT&T and U S West Inc collaborate on plans to test video services that could compete with video rental companies and cable movie channels. The cooperation of the three organizations represents the first signs of amicable relations between the telephone and cable industries which have been trying to enter each other's business while lobbying to keep competitors out of their own. The companies will initiate a consumer test of viewer-controlled cable television in the 4th qtr FY 1991. The test includes a service that allows customers to choose programs from a list of over 1,000 movies and special events which they may view anytime. The other service is a pay-per-view arrangement in which customers may choose from 15 movies and programs a day. Prices for the services are comparable to video-store rental prices. TCI will deploy a hybrid fiber optic and coaxial cable system to deliver the services. U S West will contribute the optical fiber superhighway to the project. AT&T will supply equipment and software required to deliver the services to customers' homes.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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U S West will overhaul network, enabling it to carry video signals
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U S West plans a huge, 26-year effort to upgrade its phone network. The company plans to invest about $1,000 for each of the 13.2 million homes in its 14-state territory, but that cost may drop as new technologies for installation are developed. The high-capacity network will be able to carry conventional voice as well as cable television and other video services over fiber-optic lines to local neighborhoods, at which point voice calls will be sent over copper wiring and video signals will be routed over coaxial cable, the same sort of copper wiring currently used to carry cable TV signals. Analyst Marion Boucher of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette says a major question will be whether U S West writes off or depreciates its present network.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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U.S. West to spend $35 million to develop 'self-healing' phone networks in 5 cities
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U.S. West Inc will invest $35 million to develop 'self healing' telephone systems in five cities by 1991. Self-healing telephone systems are designed to recover from emergencies such as fires and earthquakes. They target customers that need to move large amounts of voice and data traffic such as long-distance carriers, government agencies and major corporations. U.S. West will charge $626 a month for five miles of alternate-route protection. More elaborate circuitry will be available at higher prices. U.S. West's plans involve fiber-optic systems in: Minneapolis-St. Paul; Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; and Phoenix, AZ.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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