Article: Cox, Dish Network upgrade services to woo Hampton Roads, Va., customers.

Byline: Chris Flores

Aug. 11--Rivals Cox Communications and Dish Network announced improvements to their services Tuesday that will intensify the battle for consumers in Hampton Roads.

Hampton Roads finally will end its eight-month run as Dish Network's largest satellite television market without local channels. And Cox delivered a welcome surprise to its customers Tuesday by making its high-speed Internet service one-third faster with no extra charge.

Prior to Dish Network's planned addition on Thursday, its customers have had to use an antenna to get network television stations with a sometimes-fuzzy picture. Now Dish Network subscribers can ...

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