Comcast to Pay $225K to Settle with FCC
Comcast Corp. has agreed to pay $225,000 in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over allegations raised by two labor grou
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White House Against $1B Set-Top Subsidy
The White House is opposed to a plan to use $1 billion to subsidize digital converters and cable connections for consumers who can’t afford
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Sources: VoIP Ruling to Exclude Cable
Despite soaring deregulatory rhetoric from Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell just this week, a pending FCC decision t
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Nevada Cities Bet on Corridor
Corridor Communications Corp. will be the exclusive cable-TV provider to more than 2,300 homes in Tonopah and Beatty, Nev., the company said
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Kids’ Ads Cost Nick, ABC Family $1.5M
The Federal Communications Commission slapped the parent companies of Nickelodeon and ABC Family with stiff fines for running too many commer
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NCTA Joins Gang-Up on EchoStar
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association is joining other trade groups in an effort to gang up on EchoStar Communications Corp
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NCTA Pushing to Keep Integrated Boxes
Cable's top lobbying group is pressing federal regulators to eliminate a rule that would ban the deployment of integrated set-tops after July
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ACA: Big-Media Bundling Raises Rates
Small cable operators are continuing to complain to federal regulators that media conglomerates are using their leverage to reach programming
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Powell: States Can’t Regulate VoIP
Siding with major players like the cable industry, Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell said Tuesday that states should
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Time Warner Seeks Retrans Overhaul
Time Warner Cable wants retransmission consent reformed, claiming that broadcasters are using the process in a manner that is causing cable r
