Article: Continental Cablevision, LANcity preparing commercial deployment of high-speed data services; Contract for 50,000 LANcity personal cable modems results from successful cable modem trials.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 1996--Data-over-broadband- cable pioneers Continental Cablevision Inc. and LANcity Corp. have signed the largest contract on record for extended deployment of cable modems.

Per a two-year agreement signed June 25, LANcity will supply Continental Cablevision 50,000 LANcity Personal (LCP) cable modems for installation throughout Continental's systems in New England, Florida and Illinois. Shipments and installations begin immediately.

"This is an agreement for off-the-shelf hardware that's ready today. Data over cable with LANcity equipment is a viable technology and a profitable service that is ready for customer deployment," ...

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