NYNEX Signs Interconnection Agreement with Cablevision Systems Corp.

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NYNEX, a major telecommunications provider, announced on February 16, 1995, that it has signed an interconnection agreement with Cablevision Systems Lightpath Inc., a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp. This marks the third such agreement in the industry and the first between a phone company and a cable company. The agreement enables the exchange of telephone traffic between NYNEX and Cablevision customers, setting the stage for increased competition in the local telecommunications market in New York.

Key Takeaways:

  • NYNEX has signed an interconnection agreement with Cablevision Systems Lightpath Inc., a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp., marking the third such agreement in the industry and the first between a phone company and a cable company.
  • The agreement defines the technical and financial terms for interconnecting NYNEX and Cablevision's networks and exchanging telephone traffic between their customers.
  • The agreement includes provisions for number portability, allowing users to change service providers without changing phone numbers.
  • NYNEX has 10 million access lines in New York, serving approximately 7.5 million business and residence customers statewide.
  • This interconnection agreement is a key step in NYNEX's efforts to foster competition for local telecom services in the New York market.
  • NYNEX has already signed two other interconnection agreements with competitors in the past seven months, with Teleport Communications Group on July 1, 1994, and with Metropolitan Fiber Systems on January 24, 1995.

Statistics:

  • 10 million: The number of access lines in New York that NYNEX serves.
  • 7.5 million: The number of business and residence customers that NYNEX serves statewide in New York.
  • 3: The number of interconnection agreements that NYNEX has signed in the past seven months, including agreements with Teleport Communications Group (July 1, 1994) and Metropolitan Fiber Systems (January 24, 1995).

Sources:

  • "NYNEX Announces Agreement with Cablevision Systems Corp." (Business Wire, February 16, 1995)