Time Warner Cable’s plan to expand its WiFi networks in Austin, TX, (with more cities to come) is the latest evidence of cable’s wireless broadband ambition. Google Fiber’s plan to make Austin the next gigabit “fiberhood,” announced 2 weeks before TWC’s Austin announcement, “did encourage us to accelerate what we were doing,” Peter Cunningham, TWC wireless vp, told CableFAX in an interview. “We recognize Google as a key player… We are willing to compete.” More on the op’s WiFi deployment here.

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‘Great Expectations’ – A Classic on Class

It’s been more than 150 years since Charles Dickens introduced the world to an orphan named Pip, and though he didn’t have to contend with the ills of TikTok or Instagram in his coming-of-age story, there’s still plenty of relevance to today. Hence Hulu’s six-part limited series “Great Expectations,” with the first two episodes premiering Sunday.

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