StreamTV Insider Fierce Network StreamTV Show Entertainment Events Advertise About Us Video Advertising Resources Industry Events Whitepapers Webinars Events Subscribe Video Advertising Resources Industry Events Whitepapers Webinars Events Subscribe StreamTV Insider Fierce Network StreamTV Show Entertainment Events Advertise About Us Video Defying TWC; Cox breaks ground Feb 19, 2010 1:51pm > Salisbury, N.C. is building its own municipal FTTH network to carry voice, video and data traffic in direct competition--and defiance--of incumbent cable operator Time Warner Cable. > Hometown Cable of Port St. Lucie, Fla. has shuttered its downtown storefront and moved to the build's second floor office because "foot traffic was so low we really didn't have a need for our storefront location anymore," said COO Jim Davis. > Cox Communications plans to break ground on a new 600,000 square foot office complex to house its technology operations including IT, Internet and engineering staff. > Cable's R&D consortium CableLabs is "investigating how consumers can enjoy cable on any device they wish," according to president-CEO Paul Liao in response to five questions from a Boulder Daily Camera reporter.