Bright House Networks plans a fourthquarter launch of residential phone service via its cable television system, bringing new competition to entrenched SBC Communications and to local exchange ...

Q. My cable TV company is offering me a good deal on phone service. Is it wise to ditch my traditional phone carrier for that service? A. Some cable TV companies began offering phone service several ...

The companies that sell you internet access — think Comcast or Charter — want to sell you phone service, too. And guess what the phone guys want to sell you? Yup: internet access. This is good for you ...

For 130 years, traditional telephone operators have been kings of the home phone castle. But watch out--Ma Cable is making herself heard. As never before, cable providers, from the giants on down to ...

Do VoIP, wireless and cable broadband offer enough competition in a market where traditional phone providers are merging left and right? Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...