Zane is talking to telecom providers and other big firms about offering the service to their customers and employees.
One reason to consolidate: Companies are offering more freebies, advice and service to customers with large balances.
Mr Fox said he will be offering different service levels to domestic and business customers.
To minimize customer churn and attract new customers, service providers are offering discounts and promotional offers like free minutes, free calls to other subscribers, and roll-over minutes.
Sprint (nyse: FON - news - people ) already offers a video service called MobiTV to its customers, offering about 20 channels of low-quality video.
British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K.'s No. 1 satellite provider, has just trumpeted an aggressive drive into the country's broadband market by offering the high-speed Internet service free to its existing television customers--but it's paying more for the deal than analysts expected.
British Sky Broadcasting (nyse: BSY - news - people ), the U.K.'s No. 1 satellite provider, has just trumpeted an aggressive drive into the country's broadband market by offering the high-speed Internet service free to its existing television customers--but it's paying more for the deal than analysts expected.
More than 800 Delta aircraft, including all Delta Connection two-class regional jets, are equipped with in-flight Wi-Fi service offering more than 400, 000 customers per day access to the internet above 10, 000 feet.
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Smaller player 3Com's deal more resembles the kind of alliances Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) is striking with consultancies to present customers with a full-service offering.
The company could, for example, start offering an a-la-carte service, on a premium tier to customers, pitting it against traditional cable companies.
Brand X started off selling dial-up service to customers, but as the Internet grew the company began offering broadband options as well.
Amazon Appstore's In-App Purchasing service is simple for developers to integrate and helps monetize their apps and games, while offering customers a seamless and secure 1-Click purchasing experience.
Longtime rival Credit Suisse, aided by its acquisition of America's DLJ Direct, is offering both an online and a "personal banker" service, but its target market extends to slightly less prosperous customers.
Specifically, licensees offering service on C Block spectrum "shall not deny, limit, or restrict the ability of their customers to use the devices and applications of their choice on the licensee's C Block network, " subject to narrow exceptions.
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Nonetheless, more and more Internet service providers are likely to start offering voice services as a way to try to hang on to dial-up customers and keep them from going to the cable or phone companies.
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