By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL In "Network," a 1976 movie about television, outraged anchorman Howard Beale advised viewers to yell, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" Based on letters to the editor, calls to local radio talk shows,...
By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL In "Network," a 1976 movie about television, outraged anchorman Howard Beale advised viewers to yell, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" Based on letters to the editor, calls to local radio talk shows,...
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners NARUC kicked off its 119th Annual Convention today in Anaheim, Calif. Climate policy, universal-service reform and protecting utility infrastructure from cyber attack will be just a few of the many hot issues that will be discussed this week. Also,...
Cox, Broadcaster Sparring at FCC Nexstar Broadcasting Inc. last week told the Federal Communications Commission that it has been negotiating "in good faith" to reach retransmission-consent deals with Cox Communications Inc. and denied that it's been colluding with another broadcaster. ...
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2004-Verisign Inc: VeriSign NetDiscovery Services implemented by Cox Communications; Service tested and implemented in advance of new FCC rules to broaden CALEA ruling to include VoIP and broadband internet servicesC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04042004 Mountain View, CA....
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2004-Verisign Inc: VeriSign NetDiscovery Services Implemented by Cox Communications; Service Tested and Implemented in advance of new FCC Rules to Broaden CALEA Ruling to Include VoIP and Broadband Internet ServicesC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04042004 Mountain View, CA....
MARTIN SHEPHERDS FCC VOTE ON BELLS What do "renegade" and "Picasso" have in common? They were some of the colorful words provoked by the Federal Communications Commission's 3-2 vote last week on phone competition. Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) described it as "a palace coup" by "renegade" Republican Kevin Martin...
Efforts by Cox Communications to halt payments of some franchise fees to Oklahoma City worth about $2.8 million over the next five years met resistance from city council members Tuesday, as parties disputed the need for the payments. The Oklahoma City Council called on the cable television provider...
No emergency; just a bad timer By Vincent Brydon The Capital-Journal A mistake in timing on the part of Cox Communications Inc. forced many area television viewers to suffer interruptions of their favorite Sunday night programs. Cox Communications officials said Monday their...
In 1999, the 500-unit Worldgate condominium complex in Herndon, Va., decided to give its residents an alternative to the community's sole cable provider, Cox Communications. The association was eager to test the services of Bell Atlantic Video and lined up some homeowners to make the switch. But when some...
Heading off nasty showdown in court next month, Excite@Home and its 3 main MSO owners -- AT&T, Comcast and Cox Communications -- and Cablevision Systems dropped their dueling lawsuits against each other Aug. 17. In so doing, parties cleared way for sweeping restructuring of Excite@Home that would give AT&T...
Subscribers to Television Digest with Consumer Electronics now can receive their weekly issue electronically in the widely used PDF format, which duplicates the look and feel of the print version on any PC. Delivery of this version will take place the Friday before the Monday publication date. Subscribers who...
Clear Channel has closed on $4.4 billion merger with Jacor Communications (TVD Oct 12 p4). It also said it completed station divestitures and transfers to trusts, as required by Justice Dept. Paxson Communications is buying remaining 51% of KPXL-TV (Ch. 26, Pax) Uvalde, Tex., from Joseph Zavaletta for...
By Mitch Clarke, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 12--About 20 people protested a Cox Communications plan to raise cable TV rates during a public hearing at Macon City Hall. But the...
SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Nov. 12--Residents upset over Cox Communications' rate increases, scheduled to take effect Saturday, may voice their protests Monday before a county commission. The Cable Television Review Commission is holding a public hearing at 10 a.m. in Room 310...
SAN DIEGO--Nov. 11--Residents upset over Cox Communications' rate increases, scheduled to take effect Saturday, may voice their protests Monday before a county commission. The Cable Television Review Commission is holding a public hearing at 10 a.m. in Room 310 of the...
WASHINGTON -- In a ruling involving a major cable operator in a large market, the Federal Communications Commission has held that Cox Communications Inc. is totally deregulated in portions of New Orleans as a result of direct competition form BellS WASHINGTON -- In a...
Two separate retransmission-consent disputes landed in front of the Federal Communications Commission last week, including a nearly monthlong standoff that's left Cox Communications Inc. and Cable One Inc. without five TV stations so far--and could Two separate retransmission-consent disputes landed in front of the...
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission is probing whether cable operators can charge a fee for music services and interactive programming guides to consumers that want to purchase just the basic tier and a premium service such as Home WASHINGTON -- The Federal...
WASHINGTON -- Cox Communications Inc. is fighting a federal complaint alleging that the MSO is overcharging San Diego subscribers by requiring them to buy programming that they don't want as a condition for purchasing Home Box Office and Showtime WASHINGTON -- Cox...
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