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Roberts: Cable's Winning the Fight.(Brian Roberts of Comcast Corp., on high-speed Internet customers)

Article from: Multichannel News Article date: March 12, 2007 Author: Farrell, Mike

By Mike Farrell

Comcast CEO to Analysts: Telcos Aren't Making Gains

The cable industry is winning the battle against phone companies encroaching on the video market, said Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. Exhibit A: More than half of Comcast's new high-speed Internet customers defected from less-expensive, telco-delivered digital subscriber lines.

Roberts, speaking at the Bear Stearns Media Conference in Palm Beach, Fla., last Tuesday, said cable's higher Internet speeds provide a marketing advantage, ...

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