Don’t go storming in to Comcast’s service center in Northeast to return your DVRs and modems just yet, but you may be able to free yourself from the cable provider’s ubiquitous grip soon enough.
The Examiner is reporting today that the D.C. Office of Cable Television and Verizon have reached an initial agreement to bring the provider’s fiber optic network, FiOS, to the District. The agreement, while not yet a done deal, would mean that a handful of residents (those in buildings pre-wired for the service) could have access to Verizon’s all-in-one service by early 2009, marking the first new competitor to enter the District’s market since RCN started operating in 2005. The rest of us will have to wait longer for the company to replace existing copper lines with fiber optic cable -- a process which will take at least a couple of years to complete.
Comcast’s quasi-monopolistic hold on the District’s cable market is legendar...
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If you’ve been complaining that Memorial Day weekend wiped out your wallet, D.C. art venues heard your pleas for something a little less draining on your finances. This weekend the city is chock full of free activities, from private gallery openings to neighborhood wide social events. Put on your walking shoes and check out the following:
> > It’s time again for the annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend . Held on the first full weekend in June, eight area museums are... more
A man died in Seat Pleasant, Md. on Saturday afternoon after he was subdued by officers during a confrontation, handcuffed, and then tasered after he was already restrained. The Post has more details on the story of how Marcus D. Skinner, 22, received two Taser shocks, one from each of two officers on the scene, a Fairmount Heights officer and a Prince George’s County officer. Skinner had been combative with the officers even after he was handcuffed, reportedly spitting on the office... more
As we mentioned in the Morning Roundup today, there are plenty of ways to define the start of summer. For music lovers in the D.C. area however, once Fort Reno starts, you know the lazy days of fire fly catching and swimming pool splashing are officially upon us. We told you last week about the opening lineup for this summer’s series on June 18 , but we’re happy to tell you now that the full schedule is up for your planning pleasure.
Lots of DCist’s favorite... more
Ahhhh, the real start of summer: The consistently warmer temperatures ... the first night you venture wearing skimpy clothes out ... the year’s first Code Orange Bad Air Quality Day . However you prefer measuring the start of the season, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is predicting our first Code Orange air quality day today, meaning ozone levels are predicted to be extremely high and the air quality very poor. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission is offer... more
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