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Cable TV Stations End Rate Controls In Wake of New Telecom Law.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)
Apr. 10--Smaller cable television companies became the first to slough off rate controls Tuesday as the Federal Communications Commission laid out how the cable industry would operate without government supervision. Apr. 10--Smaller cable television companies became the first to slough off rate controls Tuesday as...
Tags: cable, cable industry, cable television, San Jose Mercury News, telecommunications
Research articles 1996-04-10
Convergence could crush small ops, Hindery says. (small cable TV operators; Intermedia Partners CEO Leo Hindery)
ANAHEIM, CALIF.--Small operators may not survive the barrage of changes hitting the cable industry, the CEO of one MSO warned at the Western Show here. ANAHEIM, CALIF.--Small operators may not survive the barrage of changes hitting the cable industry, the CEO of one MSO...
Tags: cable industry, cable television
Research articles 1993-12-06
FTC units see little gain in marketplace restrictions. (supports direct competition in cable television industry)
FTC Units See Little Gain in Marketplace Restrictions WASHINGTON - Direct competition between local cable systems should be encouraged and permitted by local franchise authorities, and regulations that would require owners of cable systems to re FTC Units See Little Gain...
Tags: cable, FTC, cable industry, cable system, regulation, cable television
Research articles 1990-04-30
Cable wants capital cost allocation. (cable TV broadcasting industry)
WASHINGTON -- After poring over the new going-forward rules, the cable industry is urging the Federal Communications Commission to make it easier for operators to pass through capital equipment costs. The going-forward rules, passed in a split dec WASHINGTON -- After poring over...
Tags: FCC, cable, cable industry, allocation, cable television
Research articles 1994-11-21
Commerce sees 10% cable revenue growth in 1994. (US Department of Commerce; cable TV broadcasting industry)
WASHINGTON -- Despite rate regulation, cable industry revenues should grow by nearly 10 percent in 1994, keeping pace with 1993 estimates, according to projections by the U.S. Commerce Department. As part of its annual industry outlook, the depart WASHINGTON -- Despite rate regulation,...
Tags: cable, U.S. Department of Commerce, fiber, cable industry, cable television
Research articles 1994-01-03
Malone: profit of a new era. (John Malone, cable television industry profit)
John Malone says it's time for the cable industry, particularly TeleCommunications Inc., to start showing a profit. In keeping with what's become a Western Show tradition, Malone turned a panel discussion into a pulpit for redefining the indus John...
Tags: John Malone, cable, TCI, cable industry, cable television
Research articles 1996-12-16
Court slams cable on must-carry. (cable television operators compelled to carry local broadcast stations)
Cable Industry Stunned; Ready to Take On Murdoch WASHINGTON - In a jaw-dropping ruling that stunned the cable industry, the Supreme Court last week ruled 5-4 that Congress can compel cable operators to carry local broadcast stations. Justice A ...
Tags: broadcaster, cable, cable industry, cable television, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1997-04-07
Let's give the FCC a crack at re-regulation. (cable television legislation) (Western Cable Television Convention and Exposition speech excerpts) (column)
Let's Give the FCC a Crack' at Re-Regulation Six years ago, when I first had the honor of speaking at the Western Show, I predicted that passage of the Cable Act - then just 47 days old - would be great for...
Tags: cable, cable industry, FCC, cable television
Research articles 1990-12-17
Building a better video mousetrap. (US broadcasting policy and the cable TV broadcasting industry)
One longtime observer and occasional participant in the telecommunications regulatory wars recently remarked that the United States was able to defeat Adolf Hitler and the Japanese Empire in less time than it has taken the government to permit teleph One longtime observer and occasional participant in...
Tags: cable, telecommunications company, FCC, cable industry, video, broadcasting, cable television
Research articles 1995-05-29
1992 Cable Act: operators mull tech issues. (Cable Television Consumer Protection Act)
Cable industry's leading technologists may not have a clear idea what the impact of the new cable bill will be, but all agree it will impact their bottom lines. Most of the answers will come from the Federal Communications Commission, "so we ...
Tags: cable, Cable industry, cable television, FCC
Research articles 1992-10-12
'Going-forward' to go forward this week. (FCC cable TV regulations)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled this week to adopt "going-forward" rules despite cable industry concerns that the rules will restrict a la carte options. Although cable is concerned about the a la carte p WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission...
Tags: Barrett, cable, cable industry, cable television, FCC, programming, Reed Hundt
Research articles 1994-11-07
FCC aide chides cable for delay. (cable TV industry)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission chairman Reed Hundt's chief of staff last week blamed the cable industry for delaying action on going-forward rules. "We had this thing wrapped up weeks ago," said Blair Levin, Hundt's top WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission chairman...
Tags: FCC, tier, Reed Hundt, cable, cable industry, cable television
Research articles 1994-10-24
'Vindictive' cable bill offered up in Senate. (the bill calls for a re-regulation of the cable television industry)
'Vindictive' Cable Bill Offered Up in Senate WASHINGTON -- Cable operators could face a hefty dose of re-regulation if a bill introduced last week by four senators manages to pick up any steam. The bill, from...
Tags: cable, U.S. Senate, cable industry, cable television
Research articles 1991-01-21
Building the business case for cable telephony. (entry of cable TV operators in the telecommunication industry)(includes related articles)
Now that the telecom bill has passed, competitors can enter the local loop. But can they make any money? The cable industry's vision for entering the U.S. telecommunications industry has evolved rapidly over the past 18 months, and now that...
Tags: cable, PCS, cable telephony, Morgan Stanley, telephony, business case, cable industry, cable television, telecommunications
Research articles 1996-03-01
Bell Atlantic outlines VDT charges; FCC filing is cable's last chance to oppose telco's plans. (cable television firms oppose telephone companies' plan for video dialtone services, may be approved by the Federal Communications Commission) (includes list o
Bell Atlantic has approached the last major regulatory hurdle in its race to offer commercial video dialtone services, telling the FCC how much it plans to charge customers in Dover Township, N.J., for access to the advanced video network. The ...
Tags: cable, cable industry, cable television, FCC, network, phone, tariff, video
Research articles 1995-02-06
Invisible Innovation.(future of cable television)
By Mike Farrell Cable Goes For More Features and Less Hype In December 1994, Time Warner Inc. chairman Gerald Levin sat in a mock living room on a hotel stage in Orlando, Fla., and ushered in what...
Tags: cable, cable industry, cable television, Comcast Corp., digital video recorder, innovation, phone, Time Warner Inc., TV, wireless
Research articles 2007-05-21
Digital front heats up. (digital cable television competition)
Comcast poised for additional launches, Cox close to first launch Tele-Communications Inc. may be on the leading edge of the digital curve with TCI Digital Cable (available to more than 300,000 subscribers), but watch for increasing activity f Comcast...
Tags: cable, cable industry, cable television, Time Warner Inc., TV
Research articles 1997-10-13
Cable states its pole position.(cable television industry seeks preservation of pole-attachment rules)(Brief Article)
NCTA asks high court to preserve pole-attachment cap for Internet Service Utilities could stall introduction of high-speed Internet service if they are allowed to boost the rates that operators pay to share their power poles. That was the mes ...
Tags: cable, FCC, Internet, Internet service, cable industry, cable television
Research articles 2001-10-08
Nielsen readies cable ratings. (new software provides extensive ratings and demographic measurement for local, national cable TV) (Brief Article)
Nielsen Media Research is preparing to launch two new computer products designed to provide comprehensive ratings and demographic measurement for local and national cable. The new national measurement service, called Personal National Audienc Nielsen Media Research is preparing...
Tags: cable, cable industry, cable television, Nielsen, software
Research articles 1993-03-29
Lawmakers wary of telco-cable deals.(mergers between cable TV, telephone companies)
Administration officials also warn of anticompetitive aspects Senate Antitrust Subcommittee members expressed strong reservations about allowing mergers between telephone and cable companies serving the same areas. Senate telecommunications-re Administration officials also warn of anticompetitive aspects ...
Tags: cable, cable industry, cable television, merger, phone, U.S. Senate
Research articles 1995-05-08
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