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Article: Rivals Are Up to Date in Lenexa, Kansas.(Digital Access Inc.;)(Everest Connections Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- July 31, 2000
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Overbuild fever arrived in the Kansas City suburbs recently, where a community of 40,000 will bring in a pair of start-ups to challenge Time Warner Cable.
As a first step, the city of Lenexa, Kan., authorized telecommunications franchises that will allow Everest Connections Corp. and Digital Access Inc. to compete with Southwestern Bell for local phone service customers.
The city could approve cable deals for both companies as early as next month. "I think we're close to getting those done," Lenexa assistant city attorney Eric Arner said.
Both newcomers plan video; local and long-distance telephone service; and high-speed Internet access for ...