A2000 Cable Television and Telecommunications, a European cable operator, has begun commercial

A2000 Cable Television and Telecommunications, a European cable operator, has begun commercial deployment of telephone services over its hybrid fiber/coaxial-cable network in the Netherlands using a telephony distribution system from Tellabs of Lisle, IL. Tellabs will supply its cablespan 2300 Universal Telephony Distribution System, including access units for delivery of residential and business services, under a five-year contract estimated to be worth more than $100 million. The A2000 deployment includes an in-home version of the Tellabs Remote Service Unit to help deliver cable TV, FM radio, Internet access, and local telephone service to consumers.