Archive for September, 2006

KDDI to buy fibre optic unit for $847 million

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

The News - International - Pakistan TOKYO: Japanese telecoms operator KDDI Corp has agreed to buy Tokyo Electric Power Co’s fiber-optic unit for more than 100 billion yen ($847 million) in stock …

Bucks municipalities OK cable deal

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

Doylestown Central Bucks Life - Doylestown,PA,USA … Verizon’s phone or DSL Internet service could continue to subscribe to that service with no changes or choose to upgrade to Verizon’s faster FiOS service that …

Verizon Seeks 18 million Fiber Optic Customers by 2010

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

International Business Times - New York,NY,USA … share in a growing broadband market. Verizon said it plans to pass 18 million premises with its fiber network by the end of 2010. …

Verizon estimates fiber-optic initiative will cost $18 billion

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA … Verizon has generally started selling FiOS, a brand derived from the words “fiber optic services,'’ in two phases, first offering the broadband services and …

Verizon touts FiOS to Wall Street

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

Lightwave - USA (search for Verizon) today provided investors and analysts with new financial and operational details on its FiOS fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP; search for FTTP …

Verizon Expects Fiber Network to Produce Positive Results in ‘08

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks,CA,USA Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) said it plans to pass 18 million premises with its fiber network by the end of 2010, and sees its overall investment in fiber …

Verizon Communications (VZ) Updates Operations in Fiber-Optic …

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham,MI,USA Verizon said it plans to pass 18 million premises with its fiber network by the end of 2010, or more than 50 percent of the approximately 33 million households …

Verizon’s fiber-optic net to cost $22 billion

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

Buffalo News - NY, United States NEW YORK - Verizon Communications put a price tag on its ambitious fiber-optic initiative for the first time, estimating Wednesday it will spend $22.9 billion …

Tokyo Electric Says It May Sell Fiber-Optic Business to KDDI

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Bloomberg - USA … 30 (Bloomberg) — Tokyo Electric Power Co., Asia’s biggest power producer, said it may sell fiber-optic networks to KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest mobile …

Verizon Brings Speedy Internet Access to Everett, Wash.

Friday, September 29th, 2006

TMCnet - USA … Verizon. The telecom expanded its high-speed Internet access in that area, as well as the company’s FiOS suite of Internet services. …