This is interesting.... just as the cable companies are eating away at the dominance of phone companies in providing voice services, now the Bells are getting into Interactive TV. I guess the grass is always greener on the other side huh?
Article Excerpt:
"Just as the tech bubble's promise of 'IP' telephone service over an Internet connection is only now becoming a widespread reality, IPTV finally appears to be on the verge of cracking the U.S. mainstream.
Not the cable TV establishment - which questions the technology and the demand for so much interactivity - but rather three Bell telephone companies are taking IPTV off the drawing board in the United States, much as telecom players in Asia and Europe have led the way abroad.
The extent of the Bells' plans vary considerably, but perhaps a dozen markets will see some form of IPTV starting later this year, and millions of homes may have the option by the end of 2006. "
Link To Complete Article:
USATODAY.com - Interactive TV poised for a rollout
