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The Seattle Times

Comcast to deliver Web phone service soon

September 24, 2005

The Seattle Times Cable companies are embracing VoIP because it generates significant revenue and uses little network capacity, said John Barrett, research director at Dallas-based Parks Associates. They are becoming multiservice providers that offer television, voice, Internet and ultimately, some kind of mobile phone service, Barrett added.

From the article "Comcast to deliver Web phone service soon," by Kim Peterson

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