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Here we go again, from a news release
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1994 08:49:23 -0400
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Bell Atlantic plans will announce within a few weeks a multibillion dollar deal for equipment that will enable it to offer cable television to customers by year-end, Chairman Ray Smith said Friday. Smith would not release any further details following the regional telephone company's annual meeting. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the company's former parent, AT&T Corp., General Instrument Corp. and DSC Communications Corp. had won the contracts. ``It's going to be fast; it's going to be large; and it's going to be flexible. But in terms of the particulars, I would say we are in the final strokes,'' Smith said. Bell Atlantic hopes to sign up a million customers a year, who will pay between $200 and $250 for the services, he said. ....
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