Cable TV Company Plans Wireless Network

Cox Communications announced Monday that it plans to have its own cellular network up and running next year, the Associated Press reports, in a move that will put added pressure on phone companies.

This wasn’t entirely a surprise: “Cox had signaled an interest in building a wireless network by spending $550 million on licenses to use the airwaves. But such spectrum purchases don’t always lead to the building of a network, and privately held Cox hasn’t previously detailed its plans.”

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