Triple-play update: Telcos falter; cable companies soar

摘要

I recently railed against marketers trying to ride the popularity of the term "triple play" in the column "Triple-play trickery: Beware the buzzword bandwagon" (EDN, Oct 12, 2006, pg 12, www.edn.com/ article/CA6378086). "Triple play" refers to telecom carriers or cable companies offering a bundle of video, Internet, and phone services. Thinking about that column and prompted by a flurry of news stories and quarterly-results reports, I decided to revisit the topic and look at who is succeeding and failing.