National Regulation

Comcast Seeking Dallas Deregulation

By: By Ted Hearn Dec 1 2004 - 3:59pm

Comcast Corp. is seeking total rate deregulation in a large segment of the Dallas market, according to filings the Philadelphia-based company has made with federal regulators during the past six weeks.

If Comcast is successful, Dallas would lose authority to set basic-cable rates at a time when large cable companies are announcing 2005 rate increases that are not playing well in the national media.

Verizon Is Cause for Deregulation

By: By Ted Hearn Jan 27 2007 - 1:00am

The Federal Communications Commission last Wednesday released a batch of orders that removed local price controls on basic-cable service — including two cases that involved Cablevision Systems in communities where Verizon Communications is deploying its FiOS TV all-fiber 180-channel video system.

Violence Regulations vs. Free Speech

By: By Ted Hearn Oct 25 2004 - 12:00am

Pay TV Providers, Broadcasters Air Constitutional Concerns to FCC Studying the Issue

For Now, Cable Avoids Indecency Regulation

By: By Ted Hearn Mar 3 2004 - 4:20pm

In passing a tough broadcast-indecency bill Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee deliberately excluded the cable industry, even though broadcasters pointed out that their programming is become more edgy in order to keep pace with cable networks.

Pappas Calls for Violence Regulations

By: By Ted Hearn Oct 18 2004 - 9:35am

Breaking ranks with its trade group, Pappas Telecasting Cos. is calling for federal regulation of violent TV programming that would apply to all mass-media companies except those that do not exercise editorial control over content.

FCC Rejects SBC’s IP-Deregulation Bid

By: By Ted Hearn May 6 2005 - 6:47am

SBC Communications Inc. got bad news from the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday as the agency rejected the Baby Bell’s request for deregulation of Internet-protocol-platform services expected to ride over its $4 billion Project LightSpeed facilities.

In a prepared statement, FCC chairman Kevin Martin said the agency denied the request “on procedural grounds.” The commission had to act by Thursday or SBC’s request would have been automatically granted.

Cable Seeks Deregulation for Modems

By: By Ted Hearn Apr 4 2005 - 12:00am

High Court Hears Arguments in 'Brand X’ Case

FCC Staff Stiffs Cable on Deregulation

By: By Ted Hearn Feb 7 2005 - 1:00am

NCTA’s Four-Year Quest to Put Burden on Localities Could be Jeopardized

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