Sep
20
Comcast Rolling Out Wi-Fi Phone Service by Mid-2017
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Comcast will introduce a Wi-Fi-based wireless service by the middle of next year, entering a market dominated by Verizon Communications and AT&T.
The plan involves a hybrid cellular and Wi-Fi service using Verizon’s network and millions of the cable company’s Wi-Fi hotspots in people’s homes, Chief Executive Officer Brian Roberts said at a conference Tuesday.
The nation’s largest cable company is seeking new sources of revenue as consumers ditch traditional TV packages and other pay-TV providers like AT&T and Charter Communications get bigger through acquisitions. Comcast, which has tried and failed before to join the wireless fray, this time plans to take advantage of some 15 million Wi-Fi hotspots to challenge the big phone companies.
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