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To: BillyG who wrote (32497)4/21/1998 3:49:00 PM
From: DiViT  Read Replies (3) of 50808
 
US West to Offer TV, Internet on Phone Lines
Tuesday, April 21, 1998

Technology: Plan for Phoenix area intensifies war with cable. Firm also buys pro basketball television rights.
By SALLIE HOFMEISTER, KAREN KAPLAN, Times Staff Writers

Opening a new battlefield against cable companies, regional phone operator US West Communications said Monday that it will take advantage of new technology to offer its Phoenix customers the first digital television and high-speed Internet service over existing phone lines.

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For its set-top digital boxes, US West is contracting with General Instrument, the same manufacturer that many cable companies are using.

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