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Telecoms, cable firms take franchise fight to D.C.

February 16, 2006 Phone and cable executives testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on changing video franchise rules. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., cable company, Verizon Communications, franchise, telecommunications, agreement, town, AT&T Corp., CEO, law, community, process, TV, video

Thanks to BitTorrrent, Net neutrality debate reignites

November 2, 2007 Following claims of Comcast blocking file-sharing traffic, debate over whether to create laws to keep the Internet open has resurfaced. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp., cable company, Webcast, supporter, regulation, BitTorrent, law, Barack Obama, professor, AT&T Corp., cable modem, DSL, broadband

The Constitution, a la carte

May 22, 2007 The FCC might have good intentions, but Randolph J. May says the government could end up violating the First Amendment. TAGS: First Amendment, government, programming, cable company, violence, law, reader, TV

Sidestepping the Net neutrality boondoggle

January 9, 2007 Policy analyst Randolph J. May warns that political miscalculations may tempt states to mandate the regulation of Internet services. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Michigan, broadband Internet provider, telephone company, cable company, broadband Internet, law, satellite, Internet service, broadband, state, Internet Service Provider, Google Inc., entry, video

Cox president calls for level playing field

June 6, 2006 Speaking at GlobalComm, he says all he wants is to compete fairly using the same sets of rules the phone companies use. TAGS: legislator, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., rule, cable company, president, law, Verizon Communications, video, TV

Hanging up on the competition

May 18, 2006 Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez says video franchise legislation backed by phone companies will benefit corporations, not consumers. TAGS: telephone company, legislation, barrier, nation, broadband, telecommunications, government, law, cable company, programming, entry, video
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