Time Warner Cable said yesterday that it had signed a deal with Sprint and MCI to help it send telephone calls over lines once used only to deliver television programming. The move escalates the clash between the cable and the traditional telephone industries, and shows how quickly cable companies are transforming themselves into all-purpose telecommunications providers.
Internet technology has made it possible for the cable companies to use their lines — which reach nearly every American home — to deliver telephone service, as well as high-speed Internet connections. Time Warner said it intended to offer telephone service by the end of next year in major markets in most, if not all, of the 27 states it serves.
Several cable companies
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