MCN - December 22, 2002

Washington It seems that regardless of political party, every chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has enormous leverage over vulnerable companies and the temptation to use that power proves irresistible. A classic case came about in 1995, when Westinghouse Electric Corp. needed FCC approval to acquire CBS Inc.

• Broadband Week
• Cable Techs Ponder A Wired 802.11 Link
• VOD, Broadband Fall Into CSTV Game Plan
• Covad Launches a Bundle
• DirecTV DSL Service Goes Offline
• Briefs
• Translation Please
• Cable-Ready DTVs: Wait 'Til Next Year?

• Finance
• EchoStar Buys Back Vivendi's Stake
• Cushing Wants Adelphia's Fla. Systems
• Industry Stocks
• Liberty Looks Ripe For Making Deals

• Marketing/Advertising
• Scripps Nets Pursue a Paper Trail
• ESPN's 'Outdoor Games': Westward, Ho!
• Briefs

• Op-Ed
• Backtalk
• Santa In Cable Land
• Letters
• EchoStar's HDTV Complaints Fall Flat
• Adelphia Isn't All That Bad

• People
• People

• Policy
• Cable's HSD Market Share Hit 57%
• Complaints Drop in L.A. But Could Spike with Hikes
• L.A. Debates Program-Access Law

• Programming
• Lott Coup Won't Save 'BET Tonight'
• Baseball's Royals Put New Sports Net in Play
• Review
• Please Open the 'Red Door'

• Through the Wire
• Through the Wire

• Top Stories
• This Just In
• Comcast Taps Montgomery as Senior VP
• ACA: More Talk Time for Retrans
• Sci Fi 'Taken' By Its Winner
• CableLabs OKs DOCSIS 2.0 Gear
• Time to Plug & Play
• Cablevision PCS Sale Adds Breathing Room
• Bob Johnson Gets an NBA Team
• TNT Plus Negotiations Down to the Wire