Cable’s cellphone service gets in gear – USATODAY.com
Comcast, Time Warner, Cox and Advance/Newhouse signed a 20-year pact with Sprint in November 2005. Cox and Advance/Newhouse are still working on their rollout plans, says John Garcia, president of the cable joint venture.Cable companies believe they need to add cellphones to their TV-Internet-home phone bundles. AT&T and Verizon, which own huge cellphone operations, are adding TV to their service bundles, putting pressure on cable operators to keep pace.
