Baltimore Sun: "Verizon strikes cable TV deal"
Tue., Feb. 06, 2007 Filed in: public access
news
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Verizon
Communications Inc. and Baltimore County officials
have reached an agreement that allows Verizon to
offer cable services in competition with Comcast.
There is no mention in the article of any public access or
other public, education, and government (PEG)
channels being included in the deal. The
agreement, negotiated on the government's behalf
by Councilman Kevin B. Kamenetz, still needs
approval of the County Council with a vote
scheduled for March 5. Comcast has 220,000
subscribers in Baltimore County—almost
double its number in Baltimore City—but
Baltimore County does not have any public access
channels.