Cable television provider Falcon
Communications Thursday teamed up with TCI @Home Network, 3Com, Cisco
Systems Inc. and Motorola Inc.
to form $20 million a joint venture.
Dubbed @Home Solutions, the venture will offer turnkey, fully managed and comprehensive
broadband cable Internet services to small- and medium-sized cable
operators and systems.
“Falcon is committed to delivering advanced communications services to the
non-urban markets that form the core of our business,” said Marc Nathanson,
Falcon Communications chairman and chief executive officer.
In a related development, Falcon Communications also announced that the
newly formed @Home Solutions and @Home Network will have access to
approximately 1.2 million homes in 23 states currently served by Falcon,
in order to provide high-speed cable Internet services.
According to Falcon Communications spokesman Art Maulsby, the cable ISP services will be marketed as Falcon@Home and
deployment is tentatively scheduled for mid-1999.
Nathanson said Falcon Communications is “excited about being at the
forefront of the next generation of communications through our alliance
with @Home Solutions. Every citizen in the United States, regardless of the
size of the community they live in, should have access to high-speed modems
and services.”
Falcon Communications is one of the nations largest cable operators solely
devoted to providing services to non-urban communities. Falcon
Communications currently serves more than 1 million homes with cable
access, in more than 800 communities across 24 states.