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Council approves ITV-3 franchise
Continue Reading: Council approves ITV-3 franchisePEKIN, IL. -- Residents of East Peoria will soon have a new option when it comes to their cable television, Internet and telephone service. The City Council on Tuesday approved on first reading a franchise agreement with ITV-3 Inc., a locally owned, fiber optic cable company that will begin to compete with Comcast customers as…
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Family Video launches fiber-optic project in Pekin area
Continue Reading: Family Video launches fiber-optic project in Pekin areaPEKIN, IL. — Family Video Inc., the largest privately owned video chain in the country, is upping the competition for combined video, Internet, TV and telephone services with a fiber-optic project in the Pekin and Peoria markets. A Pekin store is among the first Family Videos to have an “ITV-3” kiosk that highlights the new…
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Competition on the horizon for Comcast in Morton
Continue Reading: Competition on the horizon for Comcast in MortonMORTON, IL -- Morton is near completing the legal work that would allow high-speed internet, cable and telephone service provider iTV-3 to install its fiber-optic network in various parts of Morton. Village board trustees heard of the possibility Monday night during a village board meeting at Freedom Hall when Morton Mayor Norm Durflinger said the…