@Home Halts New Service

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More struggles for the @Home cablemodem guys, as of right now they have completely stopped taking any new subscribers. Yup, if you dont have @Home already dont expect to get it any time soon.

As earlier reported, Excite@Home, the leading provider of broadband Internet access, with nearly 4 million customers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection two weeks ago and negotiated a deal to sell its high-speed network to AT&T for $307 million in cash. [...] Because Excite@Home has decided to stop taking new customers, cable operators that use the company are scrambling to find a new broadband supplier, Harris said.

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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