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Comcast taps juno for Philly test
December 01, 2000
Philadelphia -- Another MSO is preparing for the almost inevitable open-access era. Comcast Corp. said it would offer Juno Online Services Inc.'s high-speed Internet service
over its cable lines here.
This is the operator's first test of the open-access waters. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Comcast said the trial in its hometown will commence in the first quarter of 2001, offering "Juno Express" to "select" customers in the city.
"Based on what we learn, we are eager to move ahead with plans to offer a choice of ISPs [Internet-service providers] on terms that make sense for our ISP partners
and us," Comcast president Steve Burke said in a prepared statement.
Juno president and CEO Charles Ardai said the Comcast trial represents "the first step in what we hope will be a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Comcast."
Comcast is the third major U.S. MSO to test provision of multiple ISPs. Juno -- which counts about 12.8 million registered-subscriber accounts -- is participating in all three.
- 12/1/00
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