Distribution

The distractions and uncertainties that surrounded the sales process of Motorola Home division will show up in lower than expected sales in the second quarter of 2013, Arris chairman and CEO Bob Stanzione said Wednesday night during a guidance call coming about a month after Arris closed its acquisition of the set-top and broadband gear supplier.

At a House Judiciary Committee Justice Department oversight hearing Wednesday, attorney general Eric Holder said that being able to classify illegal streaming as a felony, not just a misdemeanor, is necessary for the government to have in its toolkit.

As part of a campaign to “Welcome Back” customers to the Jersey Shore, Comcast said Wednesday that it has upgraded 144 miles of plant that was hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy last October and is bulking up staffing levels and preparing to launch a new set of services there as customers return to the area this summer.

The growing business service arm of Comcast has landed a deal to supply voice trunking, HDTV, and Ethernet-based Internet services to seven hotel properties run by Raymond Management Company, including five in greater Chicago and two in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Financial details were not disclosed, but the deal covers about 1,000 rooms, and is coming way of Comcast Business Hospitality, a recently launched division that will do battle in the sector against competitors such as LodgeNet, which emerged from a Chapter 11 reorganization in March.

Suddenlink CEO Jerry Kent signaled he is ready to deliver more tailored programming packaged to subs if Washington can address the issue of bundled channels at the wholesale level.

In response to the introduction of Sen. John McCain's a la carte bill, Kent said in a statement, "There is clearly a need for greater flexibility on the part of distributors like us to offer smaller, more economical packages of channels that are better targeted to diverse consumer interests and incomes."