State Laws/Franchising

Markey Still Wants A Net Neutrality Law

By: By Todd Spangler Mar 28 2008 - 2:47pm

House Democrat Sees Need For ‘Overarching’ Legislation

Louisiana Lawmakers Mull Video Franchising Bills

By: By Linda Haugsted Apr 1 2008 - 2:46pm

Pending Bills Would Give Franchising Authority To Secretary Of State

Antitrust Law Aimed at Net Neutrality

By: By Ted Hearn Apr 28 2006 - 2:37pm

Two House Democrats are drafting a bill designed to impose antitrust penalties on broadband-access providers that attempt to demand fees from Web-content providers in exchange for priority treatment of their search, shopping and information-retrieval services.

The legislation, still in draft form, is being developed by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), members of the Judiciary Committee.

CCTA’s Sinsheimer Joins Law Firm

By: By Linda Haugsted Aug 16 2007 - 12:25pm

Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass Hire 17-Year Cable Association Veteran

Boucher Favors ‘Net Neutrality’ Law

By: By Ted Hearn Aug 8 2005 - 11:47am

Congress needs to pass a law that punishes cable companies nabbed for interfering with lawful commercial activity on their high-speed Internet-access networks, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) said in a statement Monday, reviving his support for “Net Neutrality” rules.

Barton Expects Cable Indecency Law

By: By Ted Hearn Apr 19 2004 - 10:25am

Las Vegas -- The cable industry can expect to be regulated under federal indecency rules sometime in the "foreseeable future," House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas) said Monday at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual convention here.

Barton -- a lawmaker with the clout to make or break such legislation -- said current laws that fine TV and radio stations but not cable operators for indecent programming were unfair and would likely need to be expanded to include pay TV providers.

Roberts Opposed to New Telecom Law

By: By Ted Hearn May 12 2004 - 10:35am

Comcast Corp. CEO Brian Roberts is opposed to a drastic overhaul of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, arguing that legal changes would undermine confidence in his industry.

“To do a massive rewrite of the Telecommunications Act, I think, would create nothing but instability [and] would destabilize capital markets,” Roberts told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday.

Barton: Cable Indecency Law Coming

By: By Ted Hearn May 18 2004 - 2:10pm

For the second time in a month, House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas) has announced that he expects that the cable industry will need to comply with broadcast-indecency rules in the near future.

“It’s not something we’re going to do right away, but it’s an issue that’s time has come, in my opinion,” Barton said in comments Tuesday to the American Cable Association.

McSlarrow: Net Neutrality Law Not Needed

By: By Ted Hearn May 5 2008 - 2:50pm

Says Legislation Would Interfere With Broadband Providers’ Freedom To Manage Networks

GOP in Control of Telecom-Law Overhaul

By: By Ted Hearn Nov 3 2004 - 8:15am

At least one thing is clear from Tuesday’s election results: Republicans on Capitol Hill will control any changes in telecommunications law for the next two years.

According to press accounts, Republicans padded their majorities in both the House and Senate Tuesday, retaining control of key committees where any changes in cable and telecommunications law would originate.

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