Austria's ILEC Provides Converged Services

In Vienna, Austria, a new block of apartments (and its built-in shopping mall) is provided satellite TV, cable Internet access, and phone services on a single line.

by ISP-Planet Staff [August 15, 2001]

Austria's ILEC, the Telekom Austria Group (NYSE: TKA), has connected a new development in the capital, Vienna. The development, called the Vienna "Gasometer" buildings currently has 200 residents.

Residents of the apartment complex and stories in its built-in shopping mall receive telephone calls, broadband Internet access, and satellite TV via one single multimedia access line.

The ILEC, which is also the developer, is a partner of the operator of the shopping center, the cinema center, and the entertainment hall. The company provides infrastructure, portal services, e-commerce solutions, and other services to the new development.

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