Sachs: DTV Plan a $28B Cable Tax
The cable industry said a broadcaster-sponsored plan to end the digital-television transition would impose set-top costs on cable customers t
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Powell Aide Praises Congress on DTV
An aide to Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell Thursday endorsed a nonbinding resolution adopted by Congress that calls
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Senate Passes Lifetime-Backed Act
The Senate passed the Lifetime Television-backed Video Voyeurism Protection Act of 2004 Thursday.
Lifetime Original Mo
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Verizon Snags Texas Cable Franchise
Verizon Communications has obtained another cable franchise, this time in the Dallas suburb of Sachse, Texas.
Like its
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$30M in Pa. Aid for New Comcast HQ
The Philadelphia City Council's finance committee voted unanimously Wednesday to accept $30 million in state aid for a new 57-story skyscrape
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FCC Delays SBC’s Dereg Request
Federal regulators will take another 90 days to review a request by SBC Communications Inc. that could set the stage for large phone companie
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FCC to Vote on UWB Rules
The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote Dec. 15 on rules governing operation of ultra-wideband (UWB) service, a nascent wi
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FCC DTV Plan on 2005 Front Burner
Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell plans early next year to revive his effort to end the digital-TV transition by 2009
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Cox, AT&T: Okla. SBC Study Moot
In a joint filing, Cox Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp. told the Oklahoma Corporation Commission that if proposed rules are adopted at
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National Show Online Registration Open
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association said Tuesday that online registration has opened for the 2005 National Show, April 3-
