Telcos Expand IPTV Rollouts

摘要

Undeterred by high costs associated with network upgrades or the expressed skepticism from ratings agencies over their fiber plans, telcos—led by Verizon Comm.—are pressing ahead with video deployments. The first reading from Keller, TX, suggests cable operators can no longer take the threat of telco's video foray lightly, given an impressive 21% penetration ratio (approximately 1.5K HH) achieved by Verizon less than four months after launching its FiOS TV service.