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0'8 7HFKQRORJ\ 3URYLGHUV SERVICE PROVIDERS Service providers sell voice, video and Internet services (or some combination of these) to residents of MDU properties, either individually or as bulk services. Service delivery may be based on cable, satellite, telephone, fiber optic or wireless networks or some combination. Featured products and services listed in this category are above and beyond basic residential voice, video and Internet offerings. Company Access Media 3 Featured Products/Services Dedicated customer relationship manager as a single point of contact for property managers and building owners; centralized call center for residents. AFL Airwave Networks AT&T; Connected Communities Blue Top Communications Bright House Networks Cablevision Systems Corporation Campus Technologies Campus Televideo CenturyLink, CenturyLink MDU Solutions As a DIRECTV system operator, AFL helps property owners offer triple-play services as a showcase amenity. Customizable video services, camera surveillance and access control systems, on-site technicians. Multiroom DVR; TV Everywhere services; Wi-Fi in common areas; home technology installation and remote support for resident devices. Custom entertainment and communications packages; construction project manager and account manager; common-area Wi-Fi; community and gate access channels. TV Everywhere services; Quick View customized channel guide. 100 Mbps to the bed Internet access with no limits, device registration or bandwidth throttling (available only in some student housing communities). Customized and flexible channel lineups; bulk billing based on occupied units rather than total units. Fiber Lit technology, tailored solutions, managed security services, Wi-Fi in units and common areas. Charter Communications Cloud Drive automatic backup and storage; TV Everywhere services. Comcast Corporation Cox Communications TV Everywhere services; DVR manager; TV apps; whole-home DVR and whole-home video on demand; HD video calling on TV via Skype; total home security and home control solution. Customized solutions tailored to specific communities and their budgets; fast decision making because each local market operates as a separate business unit. DirecPath Dedicated account managers and technicians; dish removal campaigns; common-area wireless; whole-property audiovisual amenities; security and access control systems. In the northeastern region, Comcast launches Extreme 305 service and the new Xfinity Wireless Gateway to deliver 305 Mbps/65 Mbps Internet speeds and 155 Mbps Wi-Fi. Cox Communications offers home security services that feature intrusion monitoring, remote access via a secure online site or smartphone app, email and text alerts, safety sensors, video monitoring and control of home functions such as lighting and temperature. CenturyLink launches TV Everywhere with HBO GO and MAX GO; introduces Internet apps on TV that include weather, sports and Facebook. Cablevision subsidiary OMGFAST launches wireless Internet and phone services in South Florida using MVDDS technology. AT&T; will offer U-verse services over an FTTP network to the residents of Sudberry Properties' Civita, a large master-planned, mixed-use community in San Diego. Recent News Access Media 3 executes an asset purchase agreement with MDU Communications Inc., expanding its market share in Florida, Illinois and Georgia. It is gaining more than 3,100 subscribers with an anticipated transfer of an additional 4,800 subscribers by the end of 2012. 44 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2012