Towns want to see the big picture in new technology

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  May 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ......battle between Geneva and AT&T over Project Lightspeed: There's history here. To officials...Officials say that is just one thing Project Lightspeed will offer. "The possibilities are...area municipalities and AT&T over Project Lightspeed. Municipalities like Geneva, North...

City officials cautiously crafting AT&T cable deal

Naperville Sun, The (IL);  July 18, 2006 ;     459 words ......municipalities dealing with AT&T's Project Lightspeed when council members debate the technology...than 18 million homes in 13 states. Project Lightspeed is an Internet-based service that...might receive that coverage through Project Lightspeed and others through satellite. ...

Our View

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  May 16, 2006 ;     462 words ......customers can expect to see under Project Lightspeed, the company's planned network upgrade...giant is moving too fast. Ultimately, Project Lightspeed could be good for consumers. What...enacting a six-month moratorium on Project Lightspeed. The biggest issue for communities...

North Aurora will regulate utility boxes

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  January 12, 2007 ;     365 words ......to AT&T's attempts to install its Project Lightspeed fiber optic network in the village...attorney. According to AT&T, the Project Lightspeed installation could include a box...choose where it wants to provide Project Lightspeed service. Officials have said that...

AT&T sues Geneva, N. Aurora

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  May 5, 2006 ;     514 words ......company's fiber optic network upgrade, Project Lightspeed. Officials in each town were served...study a number of issues related to Project Lightspeed, most notably where the estimated...stopped an upgrade of the network." Project Lightspeed is an Internet-based network to deliver...

Bill would let AT&T provide service without approval

Naperville Sun, The (IL);  March 1, 2007 ;     686 words ......technology cabinets that would bring Project Lightspeed to homes could be an eyesore, the...Illinois House that could let AT&T's Project Lightspeed come to Naperville regardless of...representatives regarding a contract to bring Project Lightspeed to Naperville. The AT&T product is...

AT&T wants to add TV service Unincorporated areas targeted for...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  March 6, 2007 ;     324 words ......offer its controversial Project Lightspeed video-over-Internet service...unincorporated Kane County. Project Lightspeed provides high-definition...with AT&T to provide Project Lightspeed. The latest, Mundelein...

Geneva slows down Project Lightspeed

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  April 19, 2006 ;     402 words ......installation of infrastructure for AT&T's Project Lightspeed program. The moratorium is on any utility...about every 300 homes to be served by Project Lightspeed. Project Lightspeed is an Internet-based network to deliver...

SBC prepares to introduce communications service bundle

THE JOURNAL RECORD;  April 7, 2005 ;     520 words ......introduced first, according to officials. Project Lightspeed is SBC's project to deploy a new...spokesman for SBC and member of the Project Lightspeed team in San Antonio. It's a $4 billion...Protocol-based video equipment for SBC Project Lightspeed. Capabilities of the service - ...

News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  December 5, 2006 ;     386 words ...DMORAN@SCN1.COM WAUKEGAN - Project Lightspeed is moving at something less than...with AT&T while legal challenges to Project Lightspeed play out. "There has been some legal...negotiate" before committing to anything. Project Lightspeed was formally launched this month...

Aurora holds off on AT&T plan challenge

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 16, 2006 ;     240 words ......on utility boxes related to AT&T's Project Lightspeed. City Corporation Counsel Alayne...giant's controversial new proposal. Project Lightspeed is the umbrella name for an Internet...claims that delaying the rollout of Project Lightspeed infringes on its rights under federal...

Lightspeed or flight of fancy?(commfidential)(Project Lightspeed)(Brief...

America's Network;  December 1, 2004 ;     93 words ...Is SBC's Project Lightspeed based on a technical fantasy? That seems to be the reaction...opines Burstein, who quotes several sources suggesting that Project Lightspeed's two-year timeframe is unrealistic and that by decade's...

SBC picks 2 companies to make its TV boxes.

San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX);  August 19, 2005 ;     295 words ......television-over-the Internet service, Project Lightspeed. The San Antonio-based telecommunications...another milestone as we move forward on Project Lightspeed. SBC will launch Project Lightspeed in select markets late this year using...

New cable option may be in future for South Elgin

Courier News (Elgin, IL);  April 3, 2007 ;     494 words ......technology, Internet video program Project Lightspeed. Trustees on Monday agreed to have...spokeswoman Valerie Bruggeman said Project Lightspeed is a $4.6 billion investment to upgrade...rates dropped 43 percent even before Project Lightspeed kicked off, she said. The costs of...

Cable companies cry foul over AT&T's Lightspeed

Naperville Sun, The (IL);  July 21, 2006 ;     483 words ......city are concerned that if approved, Project Lightspeed would give AT&T an unfair advantage...speed of its namesake, but AT&T's Project Lightspeed offerings are inching closer to becoming...visually explain the technology behind Project Lightspeed. The goal is for more than 18 ...