Rodent Regatta

Will phone calls get carried on cable or will television get carried on phone connectivity. Most of this relates to the ’first mile’ problem. However, among players that have the highest technology all the way to the curb, cable companies are becoming more capable. Will Bellsouth run fiber to the curb? Who’ll handle the long-haul?

A major Adelphia shareholder plans to install three new board members in a bid to wrest control of the nation’s sixth-largest cable-TV company from its founding family. [Wall Street Journal]