CableLabs extends deadline for high-speed data service RFP.LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1995--Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., (CableLabs), has extended to June 30 the deadline for companies to respond to the high speed cable data service request for proposal (RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. ). The original deadline had been June 9. More than 800 copies of the RFP have been mailed or have been downloaded anonymously from the CableLabs FTP server (networking) FTP server - A network server program or computer which responds to requests for files via FTP. A busy Internet archive site may have one or more computers dedicated to running FTP server software. These will typically have hostnames beginning with "ftp.", e.g. (ftp FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to .cablelabs.com), under the /pub/RFIs directory. Active participants in this RFP are CableLabs member companies Buford Television, Inc.; CF Cable TV; Cogeco inc.; Comcast Corp.; Continental Cablevision; Cox Cable Communications, Inc.; Fundy Cable Fundy Cable was a Canadian cable television provider, which served all major New Brunswick communities except for the Sackville area at the time of its purchase by Shaw Communications in 1999. Its operations were later acquired by Rogers Cable. ; Greater Media, Inc.; Jones Intercable; Le Group Videotron Ltee; Rogers Cablesystems Ltd.; Shaw Cable; Tele-Communications, Inc.; Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. ; Viacom Cablevision; and WinDBreak windbreak a physical obstruction to the passage of the wind, usually in the form of a line or copse of tall bushes or low trees or a porous fence. Of very great importance in temperate climates and periods of cold, wet, windy weather. Cable. CableLabs is a research and development consortium of cable television system operators representing more than 85% of the cable subscribers in the United States, 70% of the subscribers in Canada, and 5-10% of cable subscribers in Mexico. CableLabs plans and funds research and development projects that will help cable companies take advantage of future opportunities and meet future challenges in the television industry. It also transfers relevant technologies to member companies and to the industry. In addition, CableLabs acts as a clearinghouse to provide information on current and prospective technological developments that are of interest to the cable industry. CONTACT: CableLabs, Louisville Mike Schwartz, 303/661-9100 |
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