Laws/Franchising

NCTA: Big Four’s Retransmission-Consent Study Flawed

Brenner: Retrans Covers More than Payment of Fees to Carry Local TV Signals

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Illinois Gov. Signs Franchise Law

Pay TV Providers May Apply for Statewide Franchises

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House Lawmakers Critical of Frontline Wireless Plan

Reps.: ‘Yet Another Attempt to Get Valuable Spectrum on the Cheap’

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Ill. Lawmakers Seek Quick Tribune Action

Washington— A majority of the Illinois congressional delegation — but not the

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Turner: Web Streamers Can’t Use Program Law

A cable-competition law is off limits to video-streaming Web sites that want forced access to CNN and other popular ca

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Comcast: Denial of Box Waiver Flawed

Comcast last week blasted the Federal Communications Commission’s denial of its requested waiver to the agency’s i

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Dingell, Markey Blast FCC Lawyer

The two incoming House Democrats who will begin to oversee the Federal Communications Commission in January said Tuesd

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California Signs New Statewide Law

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the new statewide video franchising bill into law late last week, stating the legi

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Calif. Franchise Bill Becomes Law

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a state franchising bill into law late last week, stating that the bill w

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