"I think it's funny that SBC is now talking in those commercials about doing something that Cox has been doing for years," Robbins said. He had hit the stage just after SBC VP Lea Ann Champion finished her IPTV pep talk, which ended with some SBC TV commercials on the large video screens. Champion was filling in for SBC CEO Ed Whitacre, who was one of the Telecom show’s many no-shows.
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We're already seeing new offerings roll out by the cable companies. Do you believe they feel pressure from the telcos or is this simply business-as-usual?
For me, it's simply too coincidental they are rolling out the new services only in states where Verizon is pressuring with FiOS TV.