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AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsIrwin Gerszberg, Jeffrey S. Martin, Philip Andrew Treventi, Hopeton S. Walker
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A twisted pair and/or coaxial cable fed, integrated residence gateway controlled set-top device provides a plurality of services. One service is lifeline service which may be provided over the coaxial cable via a cable modem of the integrated residence gateway or over the twisted pair facility. An integrated residence gateway is coupled to either or both of the coaxial cable or twisted pair and distributes the bandwidth facilities available over either service vehicle to customer devices including a set top box. A network service platform (NSP) is coupled to a cable facilities management platform (FNP) for providing services for cable television subscribers as well as telecommunication service subscribers such that an interexchange or telephone company would control the network services to the subscribers. The NSP architectural concept may permit the interexchange or telephone company to be the single service provider of information to subscribers on an equal basis.
A system for controlling subscriber terminal access a plurality of communication networks, the system comprising:
A system providing a plurality of communication services to each of a plurality of user locations, the system comprising:
A network server platform coupled to a network that provides cable television service and telecommunication service to subscribers, the network including hybrid fiber, coaxial and twisted pair facilities, the network server platform comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.