City officials still expect to offer best service

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AT&T's venture into television doesn't come as a surprise to Salisbury city officials, and they don't see it as a threat to their own "fiber-to-the-home" cable utility.

"Their business model is similar to Time Warner's," says John Sofley, management services director for the city. "...They still have the same limitations as far as Time Warner in terms of bandwidth and capacity."

Salisbury secured $34.9 million in financing last week to build a fiber-to-the-home network.

Months ago, representatives from AT&T officials met with Sofley, Salisbury Mayor Susan Kluttz, City Manager David Treme and Information Technology Services Manager Mike Crowell to outline their plans for adding video (television) and high-speed Internet to their telephone services.


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