The Bells are already in one of the most competitive businesses on the planet and now they are entering into another highly competitive market.
"Cincinnati Bell is on the verge of getting into the video business, riding a national trend that has traditional telephone companies competing with cable or satellite TV.
By October, the downtown-based regional telecommunications company plans to begin test-marketing Internet Protocol television, or IPTV, a technology that uses high-speed phone lines to transmit video with digital quality and even high-definition video and audio to individual customers.
If the test is successful, Bell could start rolling it out to the region by the beginning of next year, says company president and chief executive officer Jack Cassidy"
And next, TV over your home phone line