Seventh Circuit: Modem-Fee Case to State Court
In a victory for local regulators, a Federal Appeals Court panel in Chicago ruled Friday that cable-modem litigation between the city of Chic
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NCTA: Problems with Cable-Ready DTVs
Some consumers are having problems with their digital plug-and-play TV sets due to mistakes by consumer-electronics companies, the National C
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Cities Losing Nearly $500M in Modem Fees
America’s cities are losing nearly $500 million yearly in the wake of a decision by federal regulators to block local regulation of cable-
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EarthLink: Reject Modem Case
EarthLink Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a Bush administration appeal of a case that voided an attempt by federal regulators
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Abernathy Undecided on Multicast Must-Carry
Federal Communications Commission member Kathleen Abernathy said she is undecided on whether cable companies should carry all programming ser
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Senate Forcing FCC on Multicasting
A bill expected to clear the Senate in a few days includes a provision that would require the Federal Communications Commission to quickly re
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McCain: Partial Spectrum-Return Guarantee
The Senate adopted an amendment Wednesday that would require some TV stations to give up spectrum by 2008 to accommodate the communications n
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Barton Wants Probe of TV News
Reacting to problems at CBS News over the broadcast of allegedly forged documents damaging to President Bush’s military record, House Energ
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NCTA Touts Cable’s HD Expansion
A total of 177 of the United States’ 210 TV markets, including all of the top 100 DMAs, can now receive HDTV from their local cable operato
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NCTA, NAB Battle EchoStar HDTV Legislation
The cable and broadcast industries are teaming up to undercut an HDTV plan supported by EchoStar Communications Corp. that was included in sa
