Jason Dunn
11-30-2004, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.com.com/Bells+video+gamble/2100-1034_3-5457226.html?tag=nefd.lede' target='_blank'>http://news.com.com/Bells+video+gamble/2100-1034_3-5457226.html?tag=nefd.lede</a><br /><br /></div><i>"With the touch of a button, a high-definition TV screen splits into five separate screens, each showing a different view of San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds taking practice swings at the plate. Seemingly without effort, he lofts a home run into the bleachers. The metaphorical overtones of the video are hard to miss. The clip is part of a carefully orchestrated demonstration aiming to show off the prowess of SBC Communications' pending Internet television service, due out next year--and the phone giant is swinging for the bleachers itself."</i><br /><br />We're seeing some interesting competition here: cable companies offering VOIP, stepping firmly on the toes of the telephone companies, and now telephone companies want to offer IP-based TV. More competition means better pricing and services for consumers, so I say let the battle get bloody! :twisted: Is anyone using VOIP from their cable company yet? Or getting TV from their phone company?