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Time Warner Pivots to Expanded Cell Service

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Time Warner Cable plans to rebrand its Mobile Access cellular service as Pivot in conjunction with launches in the Kansas City and San Antonio markets.

The MVNO service, which Time Warner operates in conjunction with Sprint Nextel -- the result of a joint venture formed last year in partnership with service providers Cox Communications and Bright House Networks -- will include both mobile TV and e-mail applications in addition to combined mobile and land-line voice services.

According to Time Warner, new Pivot services will continue to roll out in the months ahead, including DVR programming via mobile and local video content.

"Where we think our wireless offer is unique in how it integrates with our Internet service, our [home] phone service and our video," Time Warner spokesman Jon Gary Herrera said. "We're offering something no one else can offer."