SNET Prepares To Become First in U.S. To Offer Statewide Information, Communications and Entertainment.NEW HAVEN New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April, 27, 1995-- Southern New England Telephone The Southern New England Telephone Company (commonly referred to as SNET by its customers) started operations on January 27, 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven. It was the founder of the first telephone exchange, as well as the world's first telephone book. (SNET n. 1. The fat of a deer. v. t. 1. The clear of mucus; to blow. ) will file an application tomorrow with the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) to request permission to offer state-wide commercial video dialtone(1) services in Connecticut. Services to be provided would go beyond what is currently available from any provider in Connecticut and will include broadcast television, premium broadcast channels and pay-per-view and ultimately will include video services including movies on demand at any time of the day or night, interactive shopping, interactive games, childrens features, educational services, home banking and a wide array of information and entertainment services. SNET's FCC filing is the nation's first plan by any company for an entertainment and video offering covering an entire service area -- providing a unique plan of virtually statewide information, communications and entertainment. "The filing of this application," said Ron Serrano, SNET's senior vice president of corporate development, "Is an important step in our commitment to making real for our Connecticut customers a whole new world of information, communications and entertainment. With I-SNET, Connecticut's information superhighway which SNET is constructing right now, customers will have the benefits of state-of-the art communications and data services for many decades to come. The same fiber optic and coaxial cable network that we are putting in place for the communications and information needs of the future, makes it possible for us to bring our customers a new definition of entertainment with our multi-media service, SNET Personal Vision. "Using one network, which is principally designed to meet Connecticut's telephone needs, we plan to offer our customers exciting new entertainment services, greater choice and the highest level of reliability at affordable prices," he continued. "As we venture into offering entertainment services to our customers, we fully expect Connecticut to become a hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which for competition with cable TV and other out-of-state companies offering telephone service. We welcome the opportunity to go head-to-head with competition in communications and multi-media services and know that it will bring out the best in us. For over 100 years, Connecticut customers have known us for dependable phone service. Increasingly, those same customers will look to us to bring them new services which fit their personal needs, are easy to use and improve the quality of their lives," continued Serrano. He added, "We have a commitment to Connecticut to position this state as a leader in the information age. For over a year we have gathered vital information from our customers in our West Hartford West Hartford, town (1990 pop. 60,110), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford; settled c.1679, inc. 1854. Industrial production, which comprises a geographically small part of West Hartford, includes machine tools and parts, aircraft accessories, air video dialtone trial with one goal in mind -- to provide them with the best possible entertainment services available anywhere. We will soon gather far more input from customers in our Fairfield and Hartford County trial which will serve 150,000 customers -- the largest scale trial in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Requesting permission for a statewide commercial service is the logical next step for SNET." -0- (1) Under the FCC's Video Dialtone program, telephone companies are allowed to carry video services, including traditional broadcast channels, pay-per-view channels and video-on-demand. Video-on-demand includes interactive services that give subscribers more control, such as selecting, starting and stopping a movie, ordering an item on a home shopping Home Shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing / home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com. channel or playing video games See video game console. . CONTACT: SNET, New Haven Beverly Levy, 203/771-4474 |
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