SBC Communications has pushed back its target date for Project Lightspeed by six months, according to the The New York Times, due to problems installing high speed lines. The article discusses technical, legal and programming stumbling blocks that are disrupting SBC’s ambitious plans. Limited rollouts are still expected this year, but SBC now seems more likely to make its IPTV service available to 18 million homes, or half its customers, by the end of 2008, according to the story.
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NYT: SBC's TV Project Isn't Happening at 'Lightspeed'
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