The cable guy wants to be the phone guy too

-SDH For Brian Roberts, CEO of mega Cable company Comcast, and the man who wanted to buy Disney, the battles go on and on. He along with counterparts like Time Warner Cable’s Glenn Brit are facing a cap off by the FCC which will stunt the growth of their companies. But this isn’t the only battle Brian Roberts faces. See in addition to being the biggest cable provider in America, he may end up being the fourth-largest residential phone company if all goes to plan. But of course in business nothing ever if rarely goes to plan. Roberts is facing a showdown with companies like AT&T, and Verizon who aren’t liking the fact that he is about to trespass on their turf. In a Q&A with Portfolio.com Fortune.com, Roberts answers questions regarding these and other challenges he faces as he pushes Comcast into new directions. Comcast CEO: Investors are wrong about us [Fortune.com]

Maybe their new news channel won't suck as much as their wireless service

-SHOMARI HINES The DC area will be the first set of lucky bastards to get Verizon Communications' new news channel called FiOS1. The company even hired a real TV news exec, Michelle Webb to oversee the new venture and plans to bless its other markets with the new channel soon. Whooohooo! Viewers will see "original features shot and produced by citizen journalists using high-definition camcorders and provide a platform for local user-generated content," the company said in January. The Associated Press reported today that programming will include traffic, weather, local news and coverage from the Capitol's CBS affiliate, WUSA-TV. FiOS1 may also carry local high school and college sports. Ya know more of the same. Wait a minute, what if you don't have a hi def camcorder? Does that mean you're assed out on being a part of this refreshing new platform for citizens to share their work? Verizon to launch DC TV news channel [FBMB]