Policy

Baxter to Argue Time Warner’s a la Carte Concerns

Time Warner Cable president Thomas Baxter is scheduled to testify Wednesday before a House subcommittee in opposition to calls for more a la

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ACA: Big Programmers Deny Consumers Choice

Powerful cable programmers are using their muscle to block small cable operators from removing expensive sports channels and racy content fro

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New S.G. Clement in Modem Hot Seat

With a huge cable-modem-litigation decision pending, Attorney General John Ashcroft has named Paul Clement as acting U.S. solicitor general,

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Seattle: Surveys Support a la Carte Mandates

The results of city-sponsored surveys in Seattle demonstrate the need for federal regulations that would require cable companies to break up

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House Panel to Hold a la Carte Hearing

Whether cable operators should offer a la carte programming to consumers goes before a House subcommittee July 14, continuing Capitol Hill’

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TV Station Gets OK to Shut Down Analog

Another TV station has received federal approval to shut down analog service and complete the transition to digital broadcasting more than tw

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Ensign to Take SHVIA Lead in Commerce

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) is going to take the lead in the Commerce Committee on legislation extending the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement

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Sarnoff Offers Digital/HDTV Decoding Solution

Sarnoff Corp. said it can help TV makers to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s requirement that one-half of all sets 36 inches or

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COMTek Has the Power to Deliver Broadband

Communication Technologies Inc. (COMTek) said Thursday that it obtained a franchise to commercially deploy and deliver broadband-over-power-l

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Sens. Want Adelstein Renominated to FCC

A bipartisan group of senators is urging President Bush to renominate Democrat Jonathan Adelstein to a five-year term at the Federal Communic

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