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Happy 10th and bon voyage, Telecom Act

February 9, 2006 FreedomWorks CEO Matt Kibbe says the 1996 act once served its purpose. But technology has left legislation in the dust. TAGS: telecommunications, voice, DSL, cable company, broadband, rule, video

Time to rethink set-top box regulation

September 28, 2006 Policy analyst Thomas M. Lenard says the set-top box integration ban is a regulatory relic that deserves to go. TAGS: set-top, set-top box, video provider, CableCard, video service, integration, innovation, incentive, telecommunications, satellite, video

Telecoms look to the future

March 22, 2006 The heavy hitters at TelecomNext in Las Vegas focus on broadband, TV, wireless and radical transformations in the telecom business. TAGS: telecommunications, Net Neutrality, CEO, Las Vegas, IP television, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, broadband, BellSouth Corp., trade show, Time Warner Inc., chairman, video, TV, photograph

Free Net TV threatens telecoms and cable

April 12, 2006 Is spending billions on network upgrades worth it? ABC's free Net TV could undermine paid-TV models. TAGS: Net TV, Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co., telecommunications, episode, Verizon Communications, CBS Broadcasting Inc., spokeswoman, viewer, cable company, Apple iTunes, TV, video

Net neutrality missing from sweeping telecom bill

May 1, 2006 Draft represents the most significant rewrite of laws dealing with video, satellite and broadband communications in 10 years. TAGS: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, legislation, regulation, proposal, margin, broadband, RIAA, Amazon.com Inc., VoIP, tax, satellite, receiver, video

Senate deals blow to Net neutrality

June 28, 2006 Narrow vote complicates Internet companies' efforts to prompt Congress to enact new regulations. Chart: Congress' broadband battles TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, regulation, telecommunications, vote, Internet company, Democrat, Republican, broadband, Amazon.com Inc., Verizon Communications, senator, Google Inc., 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, president, law, cable company, Verizon Communications, TV, video

Customer is king in new telecom era

March 21, 2006 CEOs at TelecomNext declare that consumers are the focus of new and aggressive strategies for expanding their markets. Photos: TelcomNext keynotes TAGS: telecommunications, Time Warner Inc., Disney Corp., NTT Corp., king, CEO, business model, Verizon Communications, fiber, Las Vegas, TV, video

At FCC, change must be the mantra

February 25, 2008 Policy analyst Randolph J. May says the Federal Communications Commission should make needed market reforms to communications policy. TAGS: regulation, telecommunications, tax, video

Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 Republican proposal would levy new taxes to pay for broadband services, but skips the thorny question of Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, proposal, broadband service, tax, telecommunications, committee, broadband provider, Sen., broadband, Republican, chairman, senator, Verizon Communications, video

Video bandwidth--something's gotta give

February 13, 2007 The exploding demand to view videos anywhere, anytime, is stretching network technologies to the limit, warns Nortel CTO John Roese. TAGS: 3G network, mobile network, 4G, subscriber, telecommunications, broadband, IP, video, YouTube, Ethernet, TV

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, CEO, town, AT&T Corp., community, law, process, TV, video

Time for a Digital Age Communications Act

July 13, 2005 Policy analyst Randolph May says it's time for a new Telecommunications Act that reflects the realities of the digital age. TAGS: information service, telecommunications, MCI Inc., voice service, telephone company, marketplace, innovation, broadband service, investment, broadband, video

Year in review: Internet 'fast lane'? Not so fast

December 25, 2006 Net neutrality emerged in 2006 as a key debate, with Internet content companies and consumer groups squaring off against network operators. TAGS: Net Neutrality, lane, Ron Wyden, Internet company, regulation, telecommunications, debate, law, Republican, Democrat, YouTube, broadband, Google Inc., video

Big talk about broadband

June 21, 2007 Industry executives at the NXTcomm trade show in Chicago roll out ambitious plans for wired and wireless broadband services. TAGS: Verizon Communications, IP television, wireless broadband, fiber-optics, trade show, exec, telecommunications, CEO, AT&T Corp., Chicago, broadband, service provider, Apple iPhone, video

Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal

April 5, 2006 House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, Democrat, proposal, Rep., telecommunications, broadband provider, vote, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., video

FCC vote could speed up telecom TV

December 20, 2006 Commission's expected ruling could help phone companies get into TV. But not everyone is pleased. TAGS: agreement, commission, authority, telecommunications, fight, AT&T Corp., cable company, chairman, TV, broadband, process, video

How to squelch growth of the high-speed Net

August 17, 2006 Former Undersecretary of Commerce Robert Shapiro warns against overregulating in the name of social policy. TAGS: video service, household, income, telecommunications, Internet access, video, PC

Politico rejects Net neutrality concerns

March 30, 2006 Influential House member says there's no evidence of threats feared by Net companies, predicts issue will soon be "moot." TAGS: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, broadband provider, bill, congressman, broadband, chairman, Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., video

Lucent sues Microsoft over Xbox technology

April 5, 2006 Telecommunications equipment maker is charging Redmond with patent infringement related to MPEG-2 video encoding. TAGS: Lucent Technologies Inc., patent, patent infringement, MPEG-2, intellectual property, telecommunications, Microsoft Xbox, complaint, Microsoft Corp., video
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