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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Verizon won a statewide franchise in California, saving them the tedious task of going from community to community to offer competitive video services. AT&amp;amp;T is reportedly not too far behind Verizon, and stands to gain the most, since they are the dominant ILEC in California, reaching 75% of the state’s geography. The new statewide franchise law kicked in January 1, 2007. Both Verizon and AT&amp;amp;T will have to meet some aggressive build out characteristics which is pegged to the new law – no easy task, as AT&amp;amp;T is learning.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Get the details from this ZDNet &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6166086.html&quot;&gt; article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:39:33 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Bernie</dc:creator>
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