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• NOTEBOOK

  - 1999-08-02

  CBS signed new long-term contract extension with CBS TV CEO Leslie Moonves and named him to board, ending speculation that he would move to Warner Bros. to replace departing Robert Daly and Terry Semel. Terms weren't disclosed, but Moonves said extension is for about 5 years. Deal is...

  Tags: AT&T Corp., Cable, CBS Corp., FCC, Government, NETWORKING, notebook, TCI, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TV

• Franchise Regulators Are Staying in Business.

  - 1999-06-14

  Cable providers hoping there will be a wave of rate-decertification requests in the wake of the sunset of tier-regulatory language in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 shouldn't hold their breath. Few municipal regulators said they were ready Cable providers...

  Tags: AT&T Broadband, AT&T Corp., cable, Comcast Corp., FCC, regulation, regulator, TCI

• TCI Appeals to FCC Again over Charges to Arlington, Texas, Customers.

  - 1999-05-28

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: FCC, TCI

• Dallas, Arlington Respond to Rate Hikes.

  - 1999-05-24

  AT&T Broadband & Internet Services will raise its rates in Dallas, adding $1.79 per month to the average cable bill beginning in June. But a narrow 7-6 vote by the City Council not to fight the basic-cable component of the increase...

  Tags: AT&T Broadband, cable, FCC, TCI

• NOTEBOOK

  - 1999-03-22

  In attempt to protect online consumers, some state officials have created separate agencies to handle matters arising in unique context of Internet. N.Y. and Pa. attorneys gen. have established separate agencies to handle Internet issues and Fla. is just beginning to think about it, officials said. Spokesman for Internet lobbying...

  Tags: agreement, AT&T Corp., broadcaster, broadcasting, Cable, FCC, Government, INTERNET, Media Access Project, NBC Universal Inc., network, notebook, regulation, revenue, subpoena, TCI, TELECOMMUNICATIONS

• NOTEBOOK

  - 1999-03-08

  Educational exemptions from copyright rules should extend to digital transmissions, APTS, CPB and PBS told Library of Congress LOC March 3. In reply comments on LOC rulemaking on promoting distance learning, they asked that exemptions currently covering college courses be extended to K-12 education. Public broadcasters also reiterated...

  Tags: AT&T Corp., conference, FCC, fiber, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, network, notebook, Qwest Communications Inc., revenue, TCI, The Library of Congress

• Ownership Rules Might Vex AT&T.(FCC's cable-system-ownership rules)

  - 1999-03-08

  WASHINGTON -- With its pending acquisition of Tele-Communications Inc., AT&T Corp could be inheriting a regulatory headache stemming from uncertainty about how tightly the Federal Communications Commission will enforce cable-system-ownership ru WASHINGTON -- With its pending acquisition of Tele-Communications Inc., AT&T Corp could...

  Tags: AT&T Corp., cable, FCC, TCI

• Paying for the privilege.

  - 1999-03-08

  Cable's control over broadband connections means a high price for high speed Despite their efforts to stay out of the fray, broadcasters are likely to get dragged into the cable industry's fight over the broadband Internet pipeline. ...

  Tags: cable, Internet, cable industry, broadband, America Online Inc., FCC, Internet Service Provider, network, service provider, TCI

• S.F. Ends TCI-AT&T Squabble.

  - 1999-03-01

  San Francisco has agreed to transfer its Tele-Communications Inc. franchise to AT&T, ending any danger of a squabble over access to the @Home Network. Under a settlement confirmed by city attorney Louise Renne last week, almost 190,000 lo ...

  Tags: AT&T Corp., FCC, TCI

• Speedier Internet Connections? Yes; Easy Local Policy Answers? No.(broadband access)(Brief Article)

  - 1999-02-22

  The electronic marketplace community is on the prowl for ever-faster, "always-on" connections, raising a host of issues for city and national leaders. The proposed purchase by AT&T of giant Tele-Communications Inc. TCI is a good example. The merger, if approved by cities and the...

  Tags: America Online Inc., AT&T Corp., broadband, Cable, FCC, INTERNET, NETWORKING, phone, TCI, TELECOMMUNICATIONS