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- The 'consumer protection act of 1990.' (economic impact of pending cable television legislation) (column)
- A $3 BILLION CABLE SHAM? The `Consumer Protection Act of 1990' (EDITOR'S NOTE -- Printed here are the contents of a booklet written and distributed by William B. Finneran, chairman of the New York State Commission on Cable Television, to...
- Research articles 1990-08-27
- Court will not hear negative option case. (Time Warner Cable)
- Time Warner Cable has won a two-year court fight to shield its customer billing practices in Wisconsin from the state's consumer protection law. Acting without comment, the Supreme Court last week refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decisi Time...
- Research articles 1996-02-26
- Fourteen of the 20 FCC staffers now handling the remaining cable rate complaints would be melded into the Cable Services Bureau's consumer protection and competition division, under a restructuring plan unveiled last week by Deborah Lathen, chief of the b
- The revamping was expected because regulation of upper-tier rates' sunset on March 31. The six other staffers who now make up the financial analysis division would be transferred to the common carrier bureau to handle "slamming" cases aga The revamping was expected because regulation...
- Research articles 1999-04-12
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- Cable giants lose first round in lawsuit challenging '92 cable act. (Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1992)
- Cable conglomterates have lost the first round of legal wrangling over the constitutionality of the NLC-supported Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1992. On December 22 and 23, the federal district. court for the District of Columbia denied requests for a preliminary injunction in a suit...
- Research articles 1993-01-11
- Senate cable bill resurrected for floor action next week. (Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1991) (Brief Article)
- Called "dead" by some of its detractos, S.12, the Senate cable bill, has been revived and now is expected to see floor action the week of January 27. The NLC-supported legislation has now been made the first order of business by Majority Leader George...
- Research articles 1992-01-20
- Dtv-Cable Deals Close - Brief Article
- Two weeks after agreeing on technical standards for hooking up new DTV sets to digital cable systems (TVD Feb 28 p1), cable, consumer electronics and movie studio negotiators are nearly finished hammering out deals on 2 remaining issues -- labeling of digital sets and copy protection technology, we're told. While...
- Research articles 2000-03-13
- US cable group dealt court blow.(Time Warner Cable loses suit over cable network's affiliation with programmers)(Brief Article)
- Time Warner Cable has lost a court challenge that sought to overturn a cap on reach of cable operators and content restrictions imposed by 1992 Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act. Time Warner, second largest cable operator in US, argued that 30 per cent limit...
- Research articles 2001-03-01
- Court upholds heart of Cable Act; Time Warner vows to appeal but is pleased that three provisions are found unconstitutional. (Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992)
- Rejecting the cable industry claim to the First Amendment's top rank, a federal judge last Thursday upheld the government's right to regulate cable rates and programing distribution and TV stations' right to demand compensation from cable systems t Rejecting the cable industry claim to...
- Research articles 1993-09-20
- Keeping up with cable rereg. (Federal Communications Commission agenda for implementing 1992 Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act)
- FCC Acting Chairman James Quello is considering asking Congress for a 90-day extension on the implementation of the Cable Act. Quello has asked Commissioner Barrett about a stay; Barrett told Broadcasting & Cable he would wait to see if one was a FCC Acting Chairman James...
- Research articles 1993-03-01
- Mooney: time to 'hitch up our pants.' (James P. Mooney's assessment of the cable television broadcasting industry's future) (Interview)
- Oct. 5, 1992, will go down in cable history as a turning point, the day that despite President Bush's carrying through on his promise to veto the cable bill, Congress overwhelmingly overrode that veto. Some 48 hours later, Multichannel News senior editor Jeannine Aversa sat down ...
- Research articles 1992-10-12
- The Cable Telecommunications Association (CATA) urged Congress to be patient. (implementation of reforms imposed by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992) (Brief Article)
- The Cable Telecommunications Association CATA urged Congress to be patient in waiting for many of the changes expected to result from the Cable Act of 1992. Responding to a letter written recently be Senator Ernest Holdings and 34 other senators The Cable Telecommunications...
- Research articles 1993-12-13
- Law Drives Wedge Between Television, Cable Firms. (Originated from The Seattle Times)
- Sep. 30--The television ecosystem has gone haywire with the passage last year of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act, which, among other things, gives broadcast stations the right to seek compensation from cable companies for use of their signals. The retransmission-consent provision, as...
- Research articles 1993-09-30
- Cable Act didn't end the lobbying battle. (Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1992) (Forum) (Column)
- It was just about one year ago that Congress debated and passed the 1992 Cable Act. During the past year, the FCC has been implementing the various regulations required by the Act. It may be natural to assume that since the Act passed and...
- Research articles 1993-08-23
- FCC seeks comments on proposed Cable Act rules. (Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1991)
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission set deadlines for public comments on proposed rules to implement the new cable law's customer service and anti-buy-through provisions. WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission set deadlines for public comments on proposed rules to implement the new cable...
- Research articles 1992-12-21
- Primestar decree mirrors Cable Act. (Primestar Partners; Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1992)
- NEW YORK -- Five-year consent decrees negotiated by state attorneys general and MSO owners of Primestar Partners L.P. largely mirror access-to-programming provisions of the 1992 Cable Act, executives on both sides of the talks said last week. Ann NEW YORK -- Five-year...
- Research articles 1993-06-14
- Cable law rulemaking begins at FCC. (Federal Communications Commission)
- The ball has started rolling in the implementation of the new cable law and local officials should be prepared to comment on rulemaking procedures issued by the FCC. In the first of twenty-five separate rulemaking procedures, the Federal Communications Commission, has requested comments from...
- Research articles 1992-11-16
- New draft cable bill resurfaces in committee. (cable television)
- The House Telecommunications Subcommittee released a draft of its "new and improved" committee cable bill on Thursday. The former committee bill, H.R. 1303, was shelved amid calls by NLC, and other local government groups, that the legislation was just "not strong enough" to provide...
- Research articles 1992-03-30
- Cities win big with cable override.
- In a stunning victory for our nation's cities and towns, Congress voted to overturn President George Bush's veto of S.12, the NLC-supported Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. The vote marked the first time Congress has overturned a Bush veto, ...
- Research articles 1992-10-12
- The Supreme Court should shoot down Section 10. (Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992)
- On Feb. 21, 1996, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two consolidated cases - Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium Inc. vs. FCC Federal Communications Commission and Alliance for Community Media vs. FCC - that mount a First Amend On Feb. 21, 1996, the Supreme Court heard...
- Research articles 1996-05-13
- Deal or No Deal? 8 Phony 'Bargains' and Better Alternatives
- In this economy, enticing offers abound. But a lot of so-called bargains may turn out to be raw deals. For consumers, a little...
- Articles 2009-08-04
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